The nurse documents client care using the SOAP format. Which should the nurse record under the "P" section?
1. AM fasting serum glucose level at 122 mg/dL
2. Client states, "I am too tired to walk today.".
3. 2-cm-diameter open area on left lateral heel
4. Check response to pain medication in 1 hour
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4. "P" in the SOAP format stands for "plan," so checking the response to pain medi-cation is recorded at "P" because the plan is a future strategy for nursing care and the nurse chooses nursing interventions to accomplish the plan.
2. Client statements are subjective data recorded at "S.".
1 and 3. The serum glucose and the wound description are objective data, or facts, recorded at "O.".
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