Which of these nursing diagnoses would be the highest priority for the nurse to address in a postoperative patient?
a. Deficient knowledge
b. Impaired mobility
c. Impaired skin integrity
d. Acute pain
ANS: D
Using Maslow's hierarchy, pain would be the highest priority nursing diagnosis for a postoperative patient. While B, C, and D are all physiological needs, pain is the most urgent following surgery. The other options would be a lower priority.
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