What Is the Most Important Part of an Outcome or Goal

question 18

Multiple Choice

What is the most important part of an outcome or goal in the plan section of a SOAP note?

• A) Using a noun to determine what the patient has done since the last session
• B) Using adjectives to describe how the patient will complete a skill
• C) Using verbs, in the future tense, to describe what will happen next
• D) Using an adverb to describe how well the patient performed a skill

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Definitions:

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