SUBJECTIVE/ OBJECTIVE DATA NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS % ACCURATE.
Subjective Data answer >>>>>> Client’s verbal descriptions of health problems,
when the patient shares feelings, perceptions, thought and sensation,
Objective data answer >>>>>> can be directly observed by the nurse
How to Collect Subjective data answer >>>>>> interview the client
health history answer >>>>>> helps identify nursing problems and focus for
examination
Parts of Health History answer >>>>>> past health history, family history, review
of symptoms, lifestyle/ health practices
Character answer >>>>>> discribe the sign or symptom
Onset answer >>>>>> when did it begin
Location answer >>>>>> where is it? Does it radiate? Does it occur anywhere
else?
Duration answer >>>>>> How long does it last? Does it recur
, SUBJECTIVE/ OBJECTIVE DATA
Severity answer >>>>>> How bad is it? How much does it bother you?
Pattern answer >>>>>> what makes it better or worse
Associated factors answer >>>>>> What do you think caused it to start? Other
symptoms with it? How does it affect you (ADL)?
Supine answer >>>>>> uses to examine pulse, breast, abdomen, extremities,
lungs, heart
Sitting answer >>>>>> use to examine head/neck, back, chest, vitals, upper
extremities
Dorsal recumbent answer >>>>>> more comfortable for clients with back pain
sims answer >>>>>> use to examine rectal and vaginal
prone answer >>>>>> use to assess back/hip joints
knee-chest answer >>>>>> use to examine rectum
lithotomy answer >>>>>> used to examine female genitalia, rectum,
reproductive organs
standing answer >>>>>> used to examine gait, balance, maile genitalia