Question

What are the two types of data generally associated with needs assessment? Explain each type of data as well as provide an example of each.

Answer 1

Data generally associated with needs to do an assessment are subjective data objective data.

Subjective data - It means what the patient said about his health condition. It is generally defined as symptoms of a disease or health condition.

Example - In an Injury, the patient tells I am having sever pain. Pain is a subjective data.

Objective data - It means what a health care provider observes on a patient. it is generally defined as signs of a disease or health condition.

Example - In an injury, the health care provider observes redness in the injury site. Redness is an objective data.