Nursing notes should primarily be:
a. objective, as data should reflect what theindividual has said
b. objective, as data should reflect what is observed.
c. subjective, as data should reflect what is observed.
d. subjective, as data should be made without
making assumptions.
b
Objective data are data that are seen, heard, smelt or
touched. Nursing notes that reflect objective data are notes
that are impartial and made without assumptions.
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