A student nurse as been scheduled to do her clinical rotation this semester for a busy medical unit in an acute care hospital
This is the first time she has been at this hospital, and she is told during orientation that the organization is very patient focused and that it uses a documentation system with the acronym PIE. What does PIE stands for? A. Problem, Intervention, Evaluation
B. Patient, Intervention, Evaluation
C. Population, Intervention, Evaluation
D. Plan, Intervention, Evaluation
A
PIE is an acronym for problem, interventions, evaluation as follows (see Table 9-3):
P: Problem or nursing diagnosis applicable to patient
I: Interventions or actions taken
E: Evaluation of the outcomes of nursing interventions
The PIE format simplifies documentation by unifying the care plan and progress notes into a complete record.
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