Nursing Students General Students
Published Jan 16, 2012
is weeks gestation subjective or objective data?
thanks!
ChrissyRN74
42 Posts
IMO, the words, "subjective" and "objective" are less-than-optimal when dealing with LMP, movement, enlarging belly, morning sickness, etc.We should be using, "presumptive", probable" and and "positive". These relate to the signs of pregnancy and take out the objective/subjective part of the equation.Presumptive: LMP/LNMP, amenorrhea, increased urination, breast changesProbable: positive urine HCG, ballottmentPositive: FHR detected, fetal movements (as observed by the clinician)
Multicollinearity, BSN, RN
3,119 Posts
Anything the patient (or a family member) tells you is subjective. Anything you can see, observe, quantify is objective.