Which client data are the least objective?
1. Cool and dusky skin
2. Low flow rate oxygen
3. 30 breaths per minute
4. Very restless and drowsy
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2. Low flow rate oxygen is the least objective data and the data most subject to inter-pretation because the quantity of oxygen is not as precise as "liters/minute" or the "percentage" of oxygen. The remaining options provide more verifiable data.
1. Cool and dusky skin is specific because the nurse expects to find skin that is not warm and not pink.
3. Thirty-breaths per minute is a very specific, objective finding because one number indicates a specific number of breaths.
4. Similarly, very restless and drowsy is specific and indicates unusual findings; the nurse expects to find a client who is lethargic, not fully alert, and fidgeting in bed excessively.
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