The nurse reviews the data family and friends provided in the comprehensive assessment of a client's situation. The nurse knows to treat the data as:
1. Invalid until confirmed with the client.
2. Subjective data.
3. Primary data.
4. Peripheral to the assessment.
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Rationale: Information provided by family and friends is subjective, secondary data. Information from family and friends is not peripheral, but is treated as important data to be contributed to the whole assessment while recognizing that it does not provide a total picture of the client. Secondary data does not need to be confirmed with the client.
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