Health Promotion and MaintenanceQuestion 793 of 2368
A client gives inaccurate statements about their illness and does not follow instructions correctly. Which nursing diagnosis best fits?
- Readiness for Enhanced Health Knowledge
- Inadequate Health Knowledge
- Readiness for Enhanced Health Literacy
- Readiness for Enhanced Self-management
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Correct answer: Inadequate Health Knowledge
Inaccurate statements and inaccurate follow-through of instructions are defining characteristics of inadequate health knowledge.
Source: Nursing Health Promotion (Open RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College, 2025), Teaching & Learning: Diagnosis. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Practice the topic "Health Promotion and Maintenance"Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026