A nurse is caring for a patient who is newly diagnosed with diabetes mellitus type B. The patient cares for a spouse at home who also has diabetes mellitus type B. When formulating a nursing diagnosis for this patient, the nurse selects
A) "Deficient knowledge."
B) "Diabetes knowledge deficit."
C) "Risk for deficient knowledge."
D) "Readiness for enhanced knowledge."

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"Readiness for enhanced knowledge" is the most appropriate nursing diagnosis because it implies that the patient, already caring for a spouse with the same condition, may have some level of understanding or experience with diabetes management but is open to and capable of learning more to improve self-care and management skills.

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