A nurse is documenting the data collected from an ongoing assessment of a client who has diabetes mellitus. The nurse writes, "The client reports feeling thirsty and hungry all the time.”. How should the nurse label this type of data?

Choice A reason:.

Objective data is anything that you can observe through your sense of hearing, sight, smell, and touch while assessing the patient. For example, vital signs, physical examination findings, and laboratory results are objective data. The client's report of feeling thirsty and hungry is not something that the nurse can observe directly, so it is not objective data.

Choice B reason:.

Subjective data is information obtained from the patient and/or family members and offers important cues from their perspectives. For example, the patient's pain level, feelings, beliefs, and preferences are subjective data. The client's report of feeling thirsty and hungry is something that only the client can describe, so it is subjective data. This is the correct answer.

Choice C reason:.

Primary data is information provided directly by the patient. For example, the patient's history, symptoms, and concerns are primary data. The client's report of feeling thirsty and hungry is primary data, but this is not the best answer because it does not specify whether it is subjective or objective. Primary data can be either subjective or objective depending on the source.

Choice D reason:.

Secondary data is information collected from a family member, chart, or other sources. For example, the patient's previous records, family history, and test results are secondary data. The client's report of feeling thirsty and hungry is not secondary data because it comes from the client directly, not from another source.

Choice A reason:.

Gordon's functional health patterns is a framework that categorizes the data into functional health patterns, such as activity-exercise, nutrition-metabolism, and elimination. This framework was developed by Marjory Gordon in 1987 and is widely used by nurses to assess the health status of individuals, families, and communities.

Choice B reason:.

Maslow's hierarchy of needs is a motivational theory in psychology that proposes a five-tier model of human needs, often depicted as a pyramid. The needs are physiological, safety, love and belonging, esteem, and self-actualization. This theory is not a framework for organizing data collected from an assessment of a client.

Choice C reason:.

Orem's self-care deficit theory is a nursing theory that states that people have an innate ability to perform self-care activities that maintain their health and well-being. The theory consists of three related theories: the theory of self-care, the theory of self-care deficit, and the theory of nursing system. This theory is not a framework for organizing data collected from an assessment of a client.

Choice D reason:.

Roy's adaptation model is a nursing theory that views the person as a bio-psycho-social being who is constantly interacting with a changing environment. The theory focuses on how the person adapts to stimuli through four adaptive modes: physiological-physical, self-concept-group identity, role function, and interdependence. This theory is not a framework for organizing data collected from.