What is the highest nursing priority outcome when planning the care for the patient with pancreatitis?
a. Patient claims satisfaction with pain con-trol.
b. Patient states an understanding of medica-tions needed on discharge.
c. Patient's activity level tolerance shows an increase.
d. Patient can maintain a normal bowel pat-tern.
A
Pain control is the most important priority.
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