LINK / CITE ADD TO WORD LIST. adjective. This man is livid. This man is livid. The definition of livid is discolored by a bruise or someone furious with anger.When you break an expensive vase on purpose that you know your mother loves, this is an example of a situation where your mom might be livid.INK / CITE ADD TO WORD LIST. adjective. This man is livid. This man is livid. The definition of livid is discolored by a bruise or someone furious with anger.
Something that always helps me is to remember that objective data is verifiable. Another person can repeat the observation, you can perform some type of test, etc. Subjective data is what comes out of the patient or family's mouth.
Sometimes the data can be subjective and objective at the same time. Check out these examples of both subjective data (what the patient says) and objective data (what the nurse observes): A patient says she is shivering as the nurse observes her shaking in the chair.