What information obtained by the nurse regarding a patient's skin should the nurse record in the patient's health history?

A) Skin appears dry.
B) No lesions are obvious.
C) Patient denies any color change.
D) Lesion is noted on the lateral aspect of the right arm.

The purpose of the health history is to collect subjective data, or what the person says about him or herself, so should be limited to patient statements that the person says were or were not present. Skin appears dry, no lesions are obvious, and lesions noted on the lateral aspect of the right arm are all objective data, or things that nurse observed. The purpose of the health history is to collect subjective data, or what the person says about him or herself, so should be limited to patient statements that the person says were or were not present.