NSE 11A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 4,6: Bmw 2 Series, Digestion, Anabolism
30 Jan 2016
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P&p p. 155-162, roy chapter 4 & 6. A cue is information that you obtain through use of the senses. An inference is your judgment or interpretation of these cues. As you collect data, you begin to categorize cues, make inferences, and identify emerging patterns, potential problem areas and solutions. Subjective data are your client"s verbal descriptions of their health problems. They usually include feelings, perceptions, and self-report of symptoms. Objective data are observations or measurements of a client"s health status. It is based on an accepted standard, such as the celsius measure on a thermometer, centimetres on a measuring tape or known characteristics of behaviour (e. g. , anxiety or fear) Client: usually best source of information are clients who are conscious, alert and able to answer questions correctly. Family and significant others: they are primary sources of information for infants or children, critically ill, mentally handicapped, disoriented or unconscious.
