A nurse is assessing potential environmental health risks in the community.Which of the following would be the first step that the nurse should take?

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Conducting a windshield survey is a useful first step to understanding potential environmental health risks.This provides firsthand information about the community and areas of concern that must be investigated.Conducting health risk assessments of randomly seleced individuals or surveying community members does not give the nurse a good assessment of potential environmental health risks of the entire community.Reviewing facility permits and consumer confidence reports would not provide enough information to assess the environment of a community.

A Nurse Is Assessing Potential Environmental Health Risks in the Community.Which