Question

Consider the following example of an acute visit note of a physician:

“PHYSICAL EXAMINATION: BP 122/74, pulse 82. She is afebrile. We had a female nurse chaperone in the room during the exam. In the upper aspect of her gluteal cleft there were several scars from her prior surgery. This area was mildly indurated. There was absolutely no erythema or fluctuance and it was not tender at all. No drainage.”

This note is an example of

		a. Structured data
		b. Unstructured data
		c. Wisdom
		d. None of the above

Answer 1

Answer: Unstructured data

(This is unstructured data because it is an physician note and examination reports. It is not a wisdom because in the case of wisdom, the nurse shows their ability to improve the process or reduce the disparities by critical thinking. It is piece of information of examination.)