After visiting with a client, the nurse documents the assessment data. Both objective and subjective information have been obtained during the assessment. Which of the following is classified as objective data?
a. Pain in the left leg
b. Elevated BP
c. Fear of surgery
d. Discomfort with breathing
B
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A Subjective data are clients' perceptions about their health problems, such as pain.
B Objective data are observations or measurements made by the data collector, such as a BP reading.
C Fear of surgery would be subjective data because it is the client's perception and not something the data collector can measure.
D Subjective data are clients' perceptions about their health problems, such as discomfort with breathing. A respiratory rate measurement would be an example of objective data.
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