Which learning objective/outcome has the highest priority for a patient with life-threatening, severe food allergies that require an EpiPen (epinephrine) ?

A) The patient will identify the main ingredients in several foods.
B) The patient will list the side effects of epinephrine.
C) The patient will learn about food labels.
D) The patient will administer epinephrine.

Once you assist in meeting patient needs related to basic survival (how to give epinephrine), you can discuss other topics, such as nutritional needs and side effects of medications. For example, a patient recently diagnosed with coronary artery disease has deficient knowledge related to the illness and its implications. The patient benefits most by first learning about the correct way to take nitroglycerin and how long to wait before calling for help when chest pain occurs. Thus, in this situation, the patient benefits most by first learning about the correct way to take epinephrine. "The patient will learn about food labels" is not objective and measurable and is not correctly written.