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EXAMPLE
• First, you’re going to assess the situation (the “A” in ADPIE).
• Why isn’t the computer turning on? Why is it all wet? And why is your thermos
empty and everything smells like coffee?
• At this stage, you are playing detective and strictly gathering data.
• Similarly, in nursing, this would be the stage when you first go in to see your
patient, the beginning of the assessment, where we collect all the data about
the patient, both objective and subjective.
