The nurse documents patient care using the SOAP format. Which should the nurse record under the "P" section?
a. AM fasting serum glucose level at 122 mg/dL
b. Patient states, "I am too tired to walk to-day.".
c. 2 cm–diameter open area on left lateral heel
d. Check response to pain medication in 1 hour.
D
"P" in the SOAP format stands for "plan.". Checking the response to pain medication is recorded at "P" because the plan is a future strategy for nursing care and the nurse chooses nursing inter-ventions to accomplish the plan. Patient statements are subjective data recorded at "S.". The se-rum glucose and the wound description are objective data, or facts, recorded at "O.".
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