Workshop
Oh, boy! Workshop time! Here's a brief quiz to help you make the most out of this hour's lesson, as well as activities for you to try on your own.
Quiz
Subjective means what?
The way someone sees an issue
The cold hard facts
The world according to Garp
The truth of the matter
True or false: SOAP notes always lead to a conclusion the first time.
A piece of subjective data should be _________.
ignored
collated
divided
investigated
Which of the following is not an example of a piece of objective data?
How a user perceives a problem
A measurement
The number of users involved
The timing of a problem
Analysis is usually the process of thinking about what?
The cold, hard light of reason
Reasonable subjective data
Objective data only
Subjective data plus objective data
True or false: Gathering more data is a common plan.
Answers to Quiz Questions
A
False
D
A
D
True
Activities
The next time you're reading the news, surfing slashdot.com, or even listening to your children complain, think very carefully about what portion of what you are taking in is subjective versus objective. You will be amazed at how much of the mainstream news media wraps subjectivity around very few objective facts.
See if you can find references to SOAP on medically-oriented Web sites.