A nurse organizes client data using the SOAP format. Which of the following would be recorded under "S" of this acronym?
A) Client complaints of pain
B) Client history
C) Client's chief complaint
D) Client interventions
Ans: A
The SOAP format (subjective data, objective data, Assessment [the caregiver's judgment about the situation], plan) is used to organize data entries in the progress notes of the POMR. A client complaint of pain is subjective data (S).
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