A patient complains of feeling short of breath. His oxygen saturation level is 86%. When auscultating his lung sounds, a nurse notes wheezes and crackles throughout. The patient has a productive cough of thick green mucus. The nurse should chart these actions under the section of DAR charting that is called
A) Data.
B) Action.
C) Response.
D) Assessment.

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The nurse's observations of the patient's symptoms, including shortness of breath, oxygen saturation level, lung sounds, and characteristics of cough, are all objective data collected during the assessment phase. This information should be charted under "Data" in DAR (Data, Action, Response) charting.

A Patient Complains of Feeling Short of Breath