RN Exam Practice
Health Promotion and MaintenanceQuestion 819 of 2368

Which client should the nurse encourage to have yearly lung cancer screening with low-dose CT?

  1. A 62-year-old who smoked two packs a day for 10 years and quit 5 years ago
  2. A 45-year-old who has smoked one pack a day for 30 years
  3. A 60-year-old who smoked one pack a day for 10 years and quit 5 years ago
  4. A 72-year-old who smoked two packs a day for 15 years and quit 20 years ago
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Correct answer: A 62-year-old who smoked two packs a day for 10 years and quit 5 years ago

Screening is for ages 50 to 80 with at least a 20 pack-year history who smoke now or quit within 15 years. Two packs a day for 10 years equals 20 pack-years.

Source: Nursing Health Promotion (Open RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College, 2025), Healthy Lifestyle: Lung Cancer. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

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Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026