A patient with a spinal cord injury is seeking to enhance his urinary elimination abilities by learning self-catheterization versus assisted catheterization by home health nurses and family members.The nursing diagnosis Readiness for enhanced urinary elimination is which type of diagnosis?

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The patient's desire is to increase his specific level of wellness to a higher level of wellness.An actual diagnosis describes human responses to health conditions or life processes that exist.A risk diagnosis describes human responses to health conditions/life processes that will possibly develop.A health promotion diagnosis is a clinical judgment of a patient's motivation and desire to enhance well-being and does not require a current level of wellness.

A Patient with a Spinal Cord Injury Is Seeking to Enhance