SUBJECTIVE AND OBJECTIVE DATA
SUBJECTIVE AND OBJECTIVE DATA EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+ 2026/2027.
Subjective and objective data are vastly different but equally important to
accurately identifying the needs of those seeking health care. By completing the
Subjective and Objective Data learning activities, you will gain the knowledge and
attitudes needed to:
Define subjective and objective data.
Identify health data as subjective or objective.
Discuss the importance of both types of data to optimal patient outcomes.
answer >
Which is an example of objective data?
Client's partner sharing that they can't touch the knee without the person
moaning
Hearing a popping sound when the left knee is extended
The client saying that their left knee has been swollen and hot for the past 3 days
Reported left knee pain answer > Objective data is that which is observed by the
examiner. In this case, it was hearing the popping sound when the client extended
their knee.
All other information was shared by others and cannot be measured or observed
by the examiner.
Second-handSubjectiveObjective information is being recorded when the
examiner documents a person's temperature is 102.1 °F and heart rate is 126
beats per minute.
, SUBJECTIVE AND OBJECTIVE DATA
Including that the person said they have felt sick for the last two days is an
example of documenting subjectivefirst-handobjective data. answer > Objective
information is what the health professional observes by inspecting, percussing,
palpating, and auscultating during the physical examination.
Subjective data is what the person says about themselves during history taking.
The terms first-hand and second-hand are not used to describe health assessment
data.
What is subjective data?
Data that may not be true
Facts and figures
Concrete, measurable information
Information provided by the client or family answer > The information provided
by clients and their families is subjective data. Although the information may not
be factually accurate, it represents the truth as understood by the person
providing the information.
Concrete, measurable information such as facts and figures is objective data.
Health Assessment Data
Assessment is the collection of data about the individual's health state. Health
assessment data falls into two general categories: subjective data and objective
data.
Subjective data is what the person shares about themselves. It also includes what
someone close to the individual shares, such as a parent providing health
information for a young child.
Cannot be measured or verified by the examiner.
SUBJECTIVE AND OBJECTIVE DATA EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+ 2026/2027.
Subjective and objective data are vastly different but equally important to
accurately identifying the needs of those seeking health care. By completing the
Subjective and Objective Data learning activities, you will gain the knowledge and
attitudes needed to:
Define subjective and objective data.
Identify health data as subjective or objective.
Discuss the importance of both types of data to optimal patient outcomes.
answer >
Which is an example of objective data?
Client's partner sharing that they can't touch the knee without the person
moaning
Hearing a popping sound when the left knee is extended
The client saying that their left knee has been swollen and hot for the past 3 days
Reported left knee pain answer > Objective data is that which is observed by the
examiner. In this case, it was hearing the popping sound when the client extended
their knee.
All other information was shared by others and cannot be measured or observed
by the examiner.
Second-handSubjectiveObjective information is being recorded when the
examiner documents a person's temperature is 102.1 °F and heart rate is 126
beats per minute.
, SUBJECTIVE AND OBJECTIVE DATA
Including that the person said they have felt sick for the last two days is an
example of documenting subjectivefirst-handobjective data. answer > Objective
information is what the health professional observes by inspecting, percussing,
palpating, and auscultating during the physical examination.
Subjective data is what the person says about themselves during history taking.
The terms first-hand and second-hand are not used to describe health assessment
data.
What is subjective data?
Data that may not be true
Facts and figures
Concrete, measurable information
Information provided by the client or family answer > The information provided
by clients and their families is subjective data. Although the information may not
be factually accurate, it represents the truth as understood by the person
providing the information.
Concrete, measurable information such as facts and figures is objective data.
Health Assessment Data
Assessment is the collection of data about the individual's health state. Health
assessment data falls into two general categories: subjective data and objective
data.
Subjective data is what the person shares about themselves. It also includes what
someone close to the individual shares, such as a parent providing health
information for a young child.
Cannot be measured or verified by the examiner.
