The nurse has just completed an assessment on a patient with a fractured right femur.Which data will the nurse categorize as objective?
A) The patient's toes of right foot are warm and pink.
B) The patient reports a dull ache in the right hip.
C) The patient says feels tired all the time.
D) The patient is concerned about insurance coverage.

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Toes pink and warm are objective data.Objective data are observations or measurements of a patient's health status.Subjective data are patients' verbal descriptions of their health problems.Only patients provide subjective data.

The Nurse Has Just Completed an Assessment on a Patient