Subjective data refers to the information from the patient's point of view concerning the health care condition he or she is suffering from which provides the nurse with the basis of the problem (Milligan & Neville, 2001). In particular, this helps in determining the appropriate diagnosis recommendation. These types of information include pain levels, feelings and perceptions encountered by the patient levels, for example, chest pains and headaches.
On the other hand, objective data refers to evidence-based aspects of the patient's health conditions. These aspects require physical proof for the nurse to determine the appropriate treatment procedure for the patient. For example, the patient's clinical outcomes obtained from diagnostics procedure, laboratory tests as well as other body examinations provides the required information on his or her health condition (Milligan & Neville, 2001). This information comprises of heart rate, blood pressure levels, and rates of respiration as well as the ambulatory description.
Health assessment involves an interactive medical procedure in which the nursing personnel applies their critical thinking skills to collect and analyze information gathered on the respective patients (Waltz, Strickland, & Lenz, 2010). Consequently, this information guides the nurses in the judgment making the process as well as treatment recommendation procedures. As a result, in the table below the collected clinical data provides the basis for the appropriate health assessment procedure as well as the plan of administering the diagnosis process (Weber & Kelley, 2013).
References
Milligan, K., & Neville, S. (2001). Health assessment and its relationship to nursing practice in New Zealand. Contemporary nurse, 10(1-2), 7-11.
Waltz, C. F., Strickland, O. L., & Lenz, E. R. (Eds.). (2010). Measurement in nursing and health research. Springer Publishing Company.
Weber, J. R., & Kelley, J. H. (2013). Health assessment in nursing. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
