2nd Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Review

2nd Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Review Blood pressure is 170/80 mm Hg. The client appears anxious. The client has diminished reflexes in the legs. Correct! The client states that he has a rash. Rationale: The purpose of a physical assessment is to collect both subjective and objective data. Subjective data, collected during the health history, consist of information that the client gives about himself or herself. Objective data are obtained through physical examination and vital signs measurements, what the nurse observes, and laboratory study and diagnostic test results. Test-Taking Strategy: Eliminate the options that are comparable or alike and include data that the nurse would obtain during the physical examination. Review: the difference between subjective and objective data . Reference: Jarvis, C. (2008). Physical examination and health assessment (5th ed., pp. 2, 55). St. Louis: Saunders. Cognitive Ability: Applying Client Needs: Health Promotion and Maintenance Integrated Process: Communication and Documentation Content Area: Health Assessment/Physical Exam Priority Concepts: Clinical Judgment, Evidence HESI Concepts: Clinical Decision-Making/Clinical Judgment, Evidence-Based Practice/Evidence 1 / 1 pts A nurse is reviewing the findings of a physical examination that have been documented in a client's record. Which piece of information does the nurse recognize as objective data? The last menstrual period was 30 days ago.