If you have ever been to the doctor, you have most likely gone through an auscultation assessment. When the doctor uses his stethoscope to listen to the organs in your body, he or she is doing an auscultation assessment.
This is when the doctor wants to listen to your organs like the heart or lungs. Usually a device is used so that the doctor can listen intently. The doctor may hear murmuring or other sounds and then they can diagnose the problems or at least have an idea of what the problem is.
During an assessment, if a nurse is conducting this type of assessment when the client breathes in and out deeply, the nurse is trying to analyze the objective data.
Physical examination techniques such as auscultation provide objective data, which reflect findings without interpretation. The client and his family report subjective data to the nurse. The family and members of the health care team provide secondary source information. The nurse obtains medical data from the physician and medical record.
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