The nurse has just completed an assessment on a patient with a fractured right femur. Which data will the nurse categorize as objective?
a. The patient's toes of right foot are warm and pink.
b. The patient reports a dull ache in the right hip.
c. The patient says feels tired all the time.
d. The patient is concerned about insurance coverage.
A
Toes pink and warm are objective data. Objective data are observations or measurements of a patient's health status. Subjective data are patients' verbal descriptions of their health problems. Only patients provide subjective data.
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