The word SOAP stands for and is an acronym for Subjective, Objective, Assessment, and Plan.
The Subjective, Objective, Assessment and Plan (SOAP) note is an acronym representing a widely used method of documentation for healthcare providers.
SOAP notes are a way for nurses to organize information about patients.
SOAP stands for subjective, objective, assessment and plan.
Nurses make notes for each of these elements in order to provide clear information to other healthcare professionals.
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Soap supposedly got its name from Mount Sapo in Rome.
The word sapo, Latin for soap, first appeared in Pliny the Elder's Historia Naturalis.
The first soap was made by Babylonians around 2800 B.C.
The early references to soap making were for the use of soap in the textile industry and medicinally.