Read the following scenario and identify the term for the characteristics of patient data that are numbered below.
The nurse is conducting an initial assessment of a 79 year old female patient admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis of dehydration. The nurse:
(a) uses clinical reasoning to gather the appropriate patient data,
(b) first ask the patient about the most important details leading to her diagnosis,
(c) collects as much information as possible to understand the patient's health problems,
(d) collects the patient data in an organized manner,
(e) verifies that the data obtained is pertinent to the patient care plan, and (6) records the data according to agency policy.