The nurse is caring for a patient who has been admitted to the hospital with abdominal pain and is suspected to have appendicitis. What data obtained is considered objective data?
A) Bowel sounds hypoactive in the right lower quadrant
B) Complaints of pain when right lower quadrant palpated
C) Client states that the pain began 3 hours ago.
D) Client states they are nauseated.
A
Feedback:
Objective data are facts obtained through observation, physical examination, and diagnostic testing. When the nurse assesses blood pressure or heart rate or examines results from urinalysis, he or she obtains objective data. The other answers are examples of subjective data.
You might also like to view...
Which client would benefit most from a symptom management group focusing on relapse
prevention? a. A middle-aged woman with chronic schizophrenia b. An elderly man with early symptoms of dementia c. A teenage boy with obsessive-compulsive disorder d. A woman experiencing rape trauma syndrome
A client who has just been diagnosed with a slowly progressive terminal illness asks the nurse about the availability of hospice services. What information should the nurse share with this client?
A) Hospice services are generally reserved for those who have a life expectancy of 6 months or less. B) When clients are designated as terminally ill, they are automatically assigned to hospice care. C) Provision of hospice services is reserved for those who refuse other palliative treatments. D) Only those clients with private insurance can receive hospice benefits.
What is the maximum amount of solution a nurse can give an adolescent in the deltoid muscle?
a. 0.5 cc c. 1.5 cc b. 1 cc d. 2 cc
How can anemia resulting from altered RBC production or from increased RBC destruction be best treated?
A. By giving a blood transfusion B. By replacing iron or cyanocobalamin in the diet C. By replacing iron or copper through supplements D. All of the above