A client is complaining of a headache and an upset stomach. The nurse realizes that this type of data is:
1. primary.
2. objective.
3. subjective.
4. secondary.
3
Subjective data referred to as "symptoms" cannot be readily observed by another. Objective data are measurable and observable. Primary and secondary refer to the sources of data.
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