This involves the collection of both subjective and objective data about an individual, family or community. What is this process called?

This involves the collection of both subjective and objective data about an individual, family or community. What is this process called?

• A. Assessment
• B. Diagnosis
• C. Planning
• D. Evaluation

Answer: (A)

The process is called assessment. It involves gathering information from and about the person, family, or community to understand their health status. This includes subjective data—what the individual or family reports, such as symptoms, feelings, concerns, and health history—and objective data—measurable or observable information obtained through physical examination, tests, measurements, and observations. Assessment serves as the starting point of the nursing process, providing a baseline picture and helping to identify actual or potential health needs within the broader context of the person’s life, culture, environment, and support system. For example, a patient might report chest tightness (subjective) while the nurse also notes elevated blood pressure and abnormal lung sounds (objective). From the collected data, nurses interpret and prioritize problems to guide further steps. Diagnosis involves analyzing the data to identify health issues, planning sets goals and interventions, and evaluation checks whether outcomes were achieved.

The process is called assessment. It involves gathering information from and about the person, family, or community to understand their health status. This includes subjective data—what the individual or family reports, such as symptoms, feelings, concerns, and health history—and objective data—measurable or observable information obtained through physical examination, tests, measurements, and observations.

Assessment serves as the starting point of the nursing process, providing a baseline picture and helping to identify actual or potential health needs within the broader context of the person’s life, culture, environment, and support system. For example, a patient might report chest tightness (subjective) while the nurse also notes elevated blood pressure and abnormal lung sounds (objective).

From the collected data, nurses interpret and prioritize problems to guide further steps. Diagnosis involves analyzing the data to identify health issues, planning sets goals and interventions, and evaluation checks whether outcomes were achieved.