Assessment of SOAP Note Evaluation Tools in Colleges and Schools of Pharmacy

Authors

Karen R. Sando, Nova Southeastern UniversityFollow
Elizabeth Skoy, North Dakota State UniversityFollow
Courtney Bradley, Fred Wilson School of PharmacyFollow
Jeanne Frenzel, North Dakota State UniversityFollow
Jennifer Kirwin, Northeastern UniversityFollow
Elizabeth Urteaga, University of the Incarnate WordFollow

Publication Title

Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning

Publisher

Elsevier

ISSN

1877-1297

Publication Date

7-1-2017

Keywords

curriculum, documentation, education, educational measurement, humans, students, pharmacy, United States, universities

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: To describe current methods used to assess SOAP notes in colleges and schools of pharmacy.

METHODS: Members of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Laboratory Instructors Special Interest Group were invited to share assessment tools for SOAP notes. Content of submissions was evaluated to characterize overall qualities and how the tools assessed subjective, objective, assessment, and plan information.

RESULTS: Thirty-nine assessment tools from 25 schools were evaluated. Twenty-nine (74%) of the tools were rubrics and ten (26%) were checklists. All rubrics included analytic scoring elements, while two (7%) were mixed with holistic and analytic scoring elements. A majority of the rubrics (35%) used a four-item rating scale. Substantial variability existed in how tools evaluated subjective and objective sections. All tools included problem identification in the assessment section. Other assessment items included goals (82%) and rationale (69%). Seventy-seven percent assessed drug therapy; however, only 33% assessed non-drug therapy. Other plan items included education (59%) and follow-up (90%).

DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: There is a great deal of variation in the specific elements used to evaluate SOAP notes in colleges and schools of pharmacy. Improved consistency in assessment methods to evaluate SOAP notes may better prepare students to produce standardized documentation when entering practice.

DOI

10.1016/j.cptl.2017.03.010

Volume

9

Issue

4

First Page

576

Last Page

584

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences | Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

NSUWorks Citation

Sando, Karen R.; Skoy, Elizabeth; Bradley, Courtney; Frenzel, Jeanne; Kirwin, Jennifer; and Urteaga, Elizabeth, "Assessment of SOAP Note Evaluation Tools in Colleges and Schools of Pharmacy" (2017). Faculty Articles. 347.
https://nsuworks.nova.edu/hpd_corx_facarticles/347