A patient complaining nausea after had food. This finding is a?

Appeared in: AIIMS Rishikesh & Jodhpur NO - 2017

Explanation

Nausea is defined as an unpleasant, subjective sensation of feeling sick.
It is a symptom that is felt and reported by the patient, not something that can be directly observed or measured by a clinician.
This type of information, which comes directly from the patient's perspective, is classified as subjective data.

Option B: Objective data must be observable and measurable, such as vital signs, rashes, or the act of vomiting. Nausea is a feeling, not a measurable sign.
Option C: While the feeling is personal, the correct clinical term for patient-reported symptoms is 'subjective.' 'Personal' is not a standard data classification in health assessment.
Option D: This term is too general. Both subjective and objective data are types of medical information. 'Subjective' is the more precise and correct classification for a patient's reported feeling.

Clinical Relevance

Nursing practice connection: Safe nursing care depends on performing Differentiating between subjective and objective data in the correct sequence, documenting the action clearly, and monitoring for the expected response.
Accurately differentiating between subjective and objective data is a fundamental skill in nursing assessment, forming the basis of the nursing process (ADPIE).
Subjective complaints like nausea guide the nurse to perform focused objective assessments, such as checking for abdominal tenderness, skin turgor, or signs of dehydration.
What if? If the patient was non-verbal and only grimacing and holding their stomach, the grimacing and guarding would be objective signs, while the underlying cause (nausea or pain) would still be inferred but not directly confirmed as a subjective complaint.

How to Approach the Question

First, analyze the keyword in the question: 'complaining nausea.'
Ask yourself: Is this something the patient feels and tells you, or is it something you can see, hear, touch, or measure?
Nausea is a feeling. The patient has to report it. This makes it a 'symptom.'
Data reported by the patient is 'subjective.' Data observed or measured by the nurse is 'objective.'
Evaluate the options. 'Subjective' directly matches the definition of a patient-reported symptom.
Eliminate other options: 'Objective' is for measurable signs, while 'Personal' and 'Medical' are either imprecise or too broad for this context.

Concept Tested & Keywords

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