Which of the following are examples of objective data?
A) client describing his pain
B) laboratory results
C) breath sounds
D) mother describing her child's asthma attack
E) a client's temperature
Ans: E
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Objective data from observation (e.g., posture, skin color, behavior), health records (e.g., laboratory results, reports from other health care team members), physical assessment (e.g., breath sounds, strength of extremities), and measurement devices (e.g., blood pressure, temperature) are collected to judge the client's behavioral responses to nursing interventions.
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