What is PIE Charting? (PIE Nursing Documentation Step-by-Step Breakdown)
In this instructional segment, the presenter explains the PIE charting method used in nursing documentation. PIE stands for Problem (the nursing diagnosis derived from assessment data), Intervention (the actions the nurse takes to address the problem), and Evaluation (the patient’s response to those actions). The speaker provides a concrete example: the problem is postoperative anxiety and fear related to pain, evidenced by elevated vital signs and inability to sleep; the intervention includes specific nursing actions taken to alleviate anxiety; and the evaluation describes the patient’s outcome after those interventions. The explanation emphasizes how each component should be clearly documented to reflect clinical reasoning and patient progress.
