SOAP NOTE COMPLETE EXAM REVIEW
WITH FULL SOLUTIONS
●● What does the O in SOAP stand for
Answer: Objective: Documents and traceable facts about the patients
status
●● What does A in SOAP stand for
Answer: Assessment: the physicians medical diagnosis on the given date
the SOAP note was written
●● What does the P in SOAP stand for
Answer: Plan: describes what the health care provider will do to treat the
patient
●● What does "good writing" include
Answer: Logical organization
Attention to detail
Complete accuracy
●● Why do we use SOAP notes
, Answer: SOAP notes help pass along information for when patient care
switches from one person to another. It also provides guidance for future
encounters
●● What should NEVER be in a SOAP note
Answer: Patient identifiable information: name, bday, SSN, phone #,
hospital id #, address
●● Must be neat and legible
Answer: True
●● Must use correct spelling and grammar
Answer: True
●● Quote patients words accurately
Answer: true
●● Don't sign name and title
Answer: false
●● Use objective observations
Answer: true
WITH FULL SOLUTIONS
●● What does the O in SOAP stand for
Answer: Objective: Documents and traceable facts about the patients
status
●● What does A in SOAP stand for
Answer: Assessment: the physicians medical diagnosis on the given date
the SOAP note was written
●● What does the P in SOAP stand for
Answer: Plan: describes what the health care provider will do to treat the
patient
●● What does "good writing" include
Answer: Logical organization
Attention to detail
Complete accuracy
●● Why do we use SOAP notes
, Answer: SOAP notes help pass along information for when patient care
switches from one person to another. It also provides guidance for future
encounters
●● What should NEVER be in a SOAP note
Answer: Patient identifiable information: name, bday, SSN, phone #,
hospital id #, address
●● Must be neat and legible
Answer: True
●● Must use correct spelling and grammar
Answer: True
●● Quote patients words accurately
Answer: true
●● Don't sign name and title
Answer: false
●● Use objective observations
Answer: true
