Author Question: A student nurse is collecting data during the assessment of her patient. During the assessment, she ... (Read 106 times)

shenderson6 · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

A student nurse is collecting data during the assessment of her patient. During the assessment, she collects both subjective and objective data. Which of the following would be considered subjective data?

A. Heart rate of 96
B. Incisional erythema
C. Emesis of 150 mL
D. Pain rating of 5

Question 2

The parents of a 3-month-old infant are preparing to take their child home from the hospital after she was hospitalized after she stopped breathing. Before being discharged, they must be educated on infant CPR.

The most appropriate learning objective for this situation is which of the following? A. Parents will be able to successfully prevent SIDS.
B. Parents will demonstrate infant CPR skills.
C. Baby will not require further hospitalization.
D. Parents will prevent child from having another near-SIDS event.

juliaf · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

D
Subjective data are patients' verbal descriptions of their health problems. Only patients provide subjective data.

Answer to Question 2

B
A learning objective describes what the patient or guardian(s) will be able to do after successful instruction.