Health Promotion and MaintenanceQuestion 55 of 2368

A client with a chronic condition tells the nurse, "I want to learn how to manage my medications better." Which type of nursing diagnosis is supported by this statement?

  1. Health promotion diagnosis
  2. Problem-focused diagnosis
  3. Risk diagnosis
  4. Syndrome diagnosis
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Correct answer: Health promotion diagnosis

A client's expressed readiness to enhance a health behavior supports a health promotion diagnosis.

Source: Nursing Fundamentals, 2nd edition (Open RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College, 2024), Nursing Process: Identifying Nursing Diagnoses. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

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Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026