Adult Health Assessment Study Guide for Exam 1 Content: Chapters 1-4, 8-11 & 13
1) Subjective and Objective Data: Subjective data: what the person says about himself or herself during history taking (e.g., I have a headache) Objective data: what you as the health professional observe by inspecting, percussing, palpating, and auscultating during the physical examination Together with the patient’s record and laboratory studies, these elements form the database which we use to formulate a clinical judgement or diagnosis.
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adult health assessment study guide for exam 1