After completing an initial assessment of a patient, the nurse has charted that his respirations are 18 breaths per minute and his pulse is 58 beats per minute.These types of data would be:

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Objective data are what the health professional observes by inspecting, percussing, palpating, and auscultating during the physical examination.Subjective data are what the person says about himself or herself during history taking.The terms reflective and introspective are not used to describe data.

After Completing an Initial Assessment of a Patient, the Nurse