Ina case whereby nurse is conducting a community assessment in a poor neighborhood the thing that the nurse most likely to find is b.Increased exposure to environmental hazards
What is Environmental hazards?
Environmental risks, such as air and water pollution, severe weather, or chemical exposures, can have a variety of effects on human health, from causing acute illnesses like heat exhaustion to causing chronic diseases like cancer.
Environmental risks are more likely to be present in impoverished areas. Poorer overall health status, chronic conditions, mortality, birth outcomes, disability, injury and violence, and other health indicators have all been associated with lower socioeconomic communities.