A client states, "I have trouble sleeping. I only sleep about 2 hours and then I wake up." This is:
A) subjective data.
B) objective data.
C) focused data.
D) comprehensive data.
Ans: A
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Subjective data are those symptoms, feelings, perceptions, preferences, values, and information that only the client can state and validate.
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