A public health nurse is preparing a report which compares the incident rate of farm workers who are exposed to pesticides with individuals who are not exposed to the pesticides. Which factor is this nurse measuring with this information?

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The nurse is measuring the relative risk ratio, which compares the risk of a certain event (in this case, the incidence of a condition) occurring in one group versus another. By comparing farm workers exposed to pesticides with those not exposed, the nurse is assessing how much more likely exposed individuals are to experience a certain outcome, which is the essence of calculating a relative risk ratio.

A Public Health Nurse Is Preparing a Report Which Compares