Which charting approach organizes notes around problems, interventions, and evaluations?

Which charting approach organizes notes around problems, interventions, and evaluations?

• A. Narrative
• B. SOAP
• C. PIE
• D. Charting by Exception

Answer: (C)

PIE charting organizes notes around a problem, the actions taken (interventions), and the results (evaluation). This structure mirrors the nursing process: identify a problem, implement care, and assess the outcome for that problem. By documenting each issue with its corresponding interventions and evaluation, you can clearly track progress, measure effectiveness, and communicate exactly what was done and what happened to every member of the care team. This problem-centered format contrasts with narrative charting, which is a free-flow story; charting by exception, which highlights only deviations from standards; and SOAP, which sorts data into Subjective, Objective, Assessment, and Plan rather than into a problem-centered sequence of intervention and evaluation.

PIE charting organizes notes around a problem, the actions taken (interventions), and the results (evaluation). This structure mirrors the nursing process: identify a problem, implement care, and assess the outcome for that problem. By documenting each issue with its corresponding interventions and evaluation, you can clearly track progress, measure effectiveness, and communicate exactly what was done and what happened to every member of the care team. This problem-centered format contrasts with narrative charting, which is a free-flow story; charting by exception, which highlights only deviations from standards; and SOAP, which sorts data into Subjective, Objective, Assessment, and Plan rather than into a problem-centered sequence of intervention and evaluation.