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Comprehensive SOAP Exemplar

Purpose: To demonstrate what each section of the SOAP note should include. Remember that Nurse Practitioners treat patients in a holistic manner and your SOAP note should reflect that premise.

Patient Initials: _______ Age: _______ Gender: _______

SUBJECTIVE DATA:

Chief Complaint (CC): Coughing up phlegm and fever

History of Present Illness (HPI): Eddie Myers is a 58 year old African American male who presents today with a productive cough x 3 days, fever, muscle aches, loss of taste and smell for the last three days. He reported that the “cold feels like it is descending into his chest and he can’t eat much”. The cough is nagging and productive. He brought in a few paper towels with expectorated phlegm – yellow/green in color. He has associated symptoms of dyspnea of exertion and fatigue. His Tmax was reported to be 100.3, last night. He has been taking Tylenol 325mg about every 6 hours and the fever breaks, but returns after the medication wears off. He rated the severity of her symptom discomfort at 8/10.

Medications:

1.) Norvasc 10mg daily

2.) Combivent 2 puffs every 6 hours as needed

3.) Advair 500/50 daily

4.) Singulair 10mg daily

5.) Over the counter Tylenol 325mg as needed

6.) Over the counter Benefiber

7.) Flonase 1 spray each night as needed for allergic rhinitis symptoms

Allergies:

Sulfa drugs – rash

Cipro-headache

Past Medical History (PMH):

1.) Asthma

2.) Hypertension

3.) Osteopenia

4.) Allergic rhinitis

5.) Prostate Cancer

Past Surgical History (PSH):

1.) Cholecystectomy 1994

2.) Prostatectomy 1986

Sexual/Reproductive History:

Heterosexual

Personal/Social History:

He has never smoked

Dipped tobacco for 25 years, no longer dipping

Denied ETOH or illicit drug use.

Immunization History:

Covid Vaccine #1 3/2/2021 #2 4/2/2021 Moderna

Influenza Vaccination 10/3/2020

PNV 9/18/2018

Tdap 8/22/2017

Shingles 3/22/2016

Significant Family History:

One sister – with diabetes, dx at age 65

One brother–with prostate CA, dx at age 62. He has 2 daughters, both in 30’s, healthy, living in nearby neighborhood.

Lifestyle:

He works FT as Xray Tech; widowed x 8 years; lives in the city, moderate crime area, with good public transportation. He is a college grad, owns his home and financially stable.

He has a primary care nurse practitioner provider and goes for annual and routine care twice annually and as needed for episodic ca