Data that are the individual's perceptions, ideas and sensations are known as ________ data
a. nursing
b. medical
c. subjective
d. objective
c
Subjective data are the individual's, or the significant
other's, perceptions, ideas and sensations about a health
problem. Objective data, on the other hand, are the pieces
of information observed or measured by the nurse.
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