A patient arrives at the clinic for follow-up care for pancreatitis. The patient lives alone, has high cholesterol levels, and admits to alcoholism. What is the priority intervention for this patient?
1. Provide information on alcohol cessation programs.
2. Provide teaching about dietary needs.
3. Remind the patient of the implications of recurring jaundice.
4. Provide initial instruction on medication.
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Rationale 1: This patient will need continuing support for the alcohol problem. Providing information regarding alcohol cessation programs will be a priority intervention.
Rationale 2: Discussing dietary needs is important but is not the biggest priority.
Rationale 3: Teaching the patient about symptoms that indicate the need to seek medical assistance is very important but is not the biggest priority.
Rationale 4: Medication instruction would have been provided prior to discharge. At this point reinforcement may be necessary, but this is not the highest priority.
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