ADPIE is an acronym used to remember the five consecutive steps of the nursing process, which include assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation. The nursing process is a patient-centered, systematic, evidence-based approach to delivering high-quality nursing care. The five steps of the nursing process are:

1. Assessment: This step requires critical thinking skills and collects subjective and objective data. Subjective data includes verbal statements and recounts from the patient or the primary caregiver regarding their current complaint, past medical history, medications, and more. Objective data is measurable, tangible data, such as vital signs, intake and output of fluids, height, and weight.

2. Diagnosis: Formulating a nursing diagnosis by employing clinical judgment assists in planning the consecutive steps in patient care. According to the North American Nursing Diagnosis Association (NANDA), a nursing diagnosis is a clinical judgment about individual, family, or community responses to actual or potential health problems or life processes.

3. Planning: This step involves setting goals and developing a plan of care that is individualized to the patients needs. The plan of care should be specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound (SMART) .

4. Implementation: This step involves carrying out the plan of care and documenting the interventions performed. The interventions should be evidence-based and individualized to the patients needs.

5. Evaluation: The final step in the nursing process involves assessing the patients progress and determining whether the plan of care was effective. The nurse may also make changes to the plan of care based on the patients progress and needs[[3]](https://www.waldenu.edu/programs/nursing/resource/the-five-steps-in-t...