Title: Report objective and subjective information related to a specific task identified in a client’s/resident’s/patient’s person-centered nursing care plan.
Course: Nurse Aide I (14051-I) > Section: Communicating in the Healthcare Environment

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 has said).

Refer to Unit II in Nurse Aide Curriculum, Virginia Board of Nursing, Virginia Department of Health Professions, 2023.

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?