To successfully assess clients, a nurse:
a. Collects subjective and objective data and documents the findings.
b. Collects subjective and objective data and analyzes the findings.
c. Places more emphasis on subjective than objective data.
d. Requests that the client refrain from volunteering extraneous data.
ANS: B
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