Report objective and subjective information related to a specific task identified in a client’s/resident’s/patient’s person-centered nursing care plan.

Reporting should include information that is

• objective—information that can be seen, heard, touched, smelled
• subjective—cannot be observed, may be heard (e.g., something a client/resident/patient has said).

Refer to Unit II in Nurse Aide Curriculum Links to an external site., Virginia Board of Nursing, Virginia Department of Health Professions, 2018.

Process/Skill Questions:

• What is the difference between objective and subjective information?
• How does a CNA obtain objective and subjective information?
• Why is both objective and subjective information important to the healthcare team?