SOAP NOTES AND CULTURAL COMPETENCE COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

SOAP NOTES AND CULTURAL
COMPETENCE COMPREHENSIVE STUDY
GUIDE COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS

●● Cultural humility
Answer: Ongoing self-reflection, acknowledging biases, and respecting
patient individuality.


●● How does culture impact healthcare?
Answer: Influences communication, health beliefs, diet, family
dynamics, and health-seeking behavior.


●● RESPECT Model
Answer: Framework for effective, patient-centered communication
across cultures.


●● R in the RESPECT model
Answer: Rapport - connect socially, avoid assumptions.


●● E in the RESPECT model
Answer: Empathy - acknowledge and legitimize patient's feelings.

,●● S in the RESPECT model
Answer: Support - help overcome barriers, involve family, reassure
patient.


●● P in the RESPECT model
Answer: Partnership - work together, negotiate roles.


●● E in the RESPECT model (second E)
Answer: Explanations - clarify and check understanding.


●● C in the RESPECT model
Answer: Cultural Competence - respect beliefs, know biases.


●● T in the RESPECT model
Answer: Trust - build trust, recognize self-disclosure is difficult.


●● SOAP
Answer: Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan.


●● Subjective section in SOAP
Answer: Patient's story/symptoms: CC, HPI, PMH, FH, PSH, ROS.

, ●● Objective section in SOAP
Answer: Provider findings: vitals, physical exam, labs, imaging.


●● Assessment section in SOAP
Answer: Working diagnosis, differential diagnoses, risk factors.


●● Plan section in SOAP
Answer: Next steps: tests, treatments, education, referrals, follow-up.


●● Chief Complaint (CC) in SOAP
Answer: Subjective - always in patient's own words.


●● Lab results in SOAP
Answer: Objective section.


●● Pertinent positives and negatives in SOAP
Answer: Assessment - supports or rules out diagnoses.


●● Medication list in SOAP
Answer: Subjective (PMH/Current Health Data).