A client was discharged after hospitalization for acute pancreatitis with instructions on the use of analgesics, cautions on the importance of avoiding alcohol and smoking, and recommendations for a low-fat diet
Which outcomes would indicate that the client has implemented the recommendations?
Select all that apply.
A) The client experiences reduction or elimination of pain.
B) The client is free from alterations in nutritional status.
C) The client remains free from alterations in fluid balance.
D) The client returns to work.
E) The client is free from nausea.
Answer: A, B, C, E
Indications that would suggest that the client has implemented the recommendations include a reduction or elimination of pain; is free from alterations in nutritional status; is free from alterations in fluid balance; and is free from nausea. Employment is not an evaluative measure for managing acute pancreatitis.
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