This guide is for NURS 505 Week 3 SOAP Note, start to submission. A 3 to 5-page SOAP note on skin, hair, nails and HEENT for an adult volunteer, with theory, health promotion, family life stage, culture and evaluation sections.
NURS 505 is Advanced Health / Physical Assessment, 3 credit hours, in Liberty University's MSN. Canvas and the course guide file print the code as NURS505; it is the same course.
| Course | NURS 505 Advanced Health / Physical Assessment |
|---|---|
| Module/Week | 3 |
| Points | 100 points |
| Length | 3 to 5 pages, excluding the title and reference pages |
| Sources | At least 3 scholarly references: the textbook and 2 peer-reviewed journal articles from the past 5 years |
| Faith integration | Not required by the guide |
| Format | Current APA; Bloodborne Pathogen form signed and on file first |
What NURS 505 Week 3 SOAP Note asks for
Following the guidelines provided, you write a SOAP note on the skin, hair, nails and HEENT of a friend or family volunteer aged 18 or older (not a current clinical patient). It includes the SOAP note itself plus sections on nursing theory, health promotion, family life stage, cultural characteristics and evaluation. It is 3 to 5 pages excluding the title and reference pages, in current APA, with at least three scholarly references: the textbook and two peer-reviewed articles from the past five years. The guide says the Bloodborne Pathogen form must be signed and on file before the note is accepted. Due Module/Week 3, 100 points.
Where it fits in NURS 505
In the published schedule, SOAP Note is one of 6 graded written assignments in NURS 505. It follows Week 2 Genomics and Genetics Presentation and comes before Week 4 Discussion Board Forum 1.
How NURS 505 Week 3 SOAP Note is graded
Liberty grades SOAP Note with the rubric attached to the assignment in Canvas, worth 100 points in the published guide. That is about 10% of the course's 1,010 points. Open the rubric before you draft and read across each row: the top column describes what full credit looks like, and the gap between columns tells you what costs points.
Course grades in NURS 505 use Liberty's point scale: an A is 940 to 1010 points of the course total. Missing the length or source minimum usually costs points on several rows at once, which is why the checklist below starts with them.
Timing in the published guide: Each course module/week begins on Monday morning at 12:00 a.m. (ET) and ends on Sunday night at 11:59 p.m. (ET). The final module/week ends at 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Friday. Check the due dates in your Canvas section, which govern.
The NURS 505 Week 3 method, step by step
Turn the instructions into an outline
Paste the SOAP Note instructions and rubric into a document and turn every required element into a heading. In NURS 505 the rubric is the grading contract, so the outline should mirror it before you write a sentence.
Narrow the topic until it fits the length
Size the topic to the length (3 to 5 pages, excluding the title and reference pages). A focused question about one population, policy or problem gives you room to analyze; a broad survey leaves room only to describe.
Collect sources before drafting
Find the sources first: At least 3 scholarly references: the textbook and 2 peer-reviewed journal articles from the past 5 years. Use the Jerry Falwell Library databases, filter to peer-reviewed, and keep a table of author, year, design and finding so the paper is built from evidence instead of padded with it later.
Write a thesis that the sections prove
Draft the thesis before the body. A NURS 505 paper reads as organized when each heading answers part of the thesis, and as a list of facts when it does not.
Draft section by section, analysis first
Write each section to answer its rubric row, then add the analysis: what the evidence means, where sources disagree, and what follows for practice. Description supports the analysis; it cannot replace it.
Format and check against the rubric
Finish with an APA pass and a rubric pass. Match every in-text citation to a reference, check the headings, and read each rubric row against the section that answers it.
A structure for NURS 505 Week 3 SOAP Note
Word targets are planning numbers for about 1,100 words of body text, set by the length in the guide; the rubric decides where to spend more.
| Section | What it must do | Target |
|---|---|---|
| Subjective | Chief concern, history and review of systems for skin and HEENT. | ~240 words |
| Objective | Examination findings in standard terms, system by system. | ~290 words |
| Assessment | Findings summarized; any diagnoses or risks. | ~130 words |
| Plan | Follow-up, education and referrals. | ~110 words |
| Theory, health promotion, family stage, culture | The added sections the instructions require. | ~240 words |
| Evaluation | How you would judge whether the plan worked. | ~90 words |
A topic angle that works
Write the objective section in the precise vocabulary of Bates': describe a lesion by size, shape, color, distribution and texture; record tympanic membranes as pearly gray with a visible cone of light. Normal findings need to be stated, not assumed.
Model paragraph with notes
An original paragraph written by our desk to show the register that earns full rubric credit. It is study material: learn the moves, then write your own.
Skin: warm, dry, intact; color even for ethnicity; a 4 mm round, uniformly brown macule with regular borders on the left forearm, patient reports unchanged for years.1 Ears: external canals clear; tympanic membranes pearly gray and intact with cone of light visible bilaterally.2 Eyes: pupils equal, round and reactive to light and accommodation; extraocular movements intact; conjunctivae pink, sclerae white.3
- Describes a lesion with the characteristics that matter for skin cancer screening.
- Records normal findings in standard terms.
- Shows a complete, ordered eye exam in one line.
Mistakes that cost points on NURS 505 Week 3
- Submitting before the Bloodborne Pathogen form is on file.
- Missing one of the added sections (theory, health promotion, family life stage, culture, evaluation).
- Journal articles older than five years.
Checklist before you submit
- Length: 3 to 5 pages, excluding the title and reference pages
- Sources: At least 3 scholarly references: the textbook and 2 peer-reviewed journal articles from the past 5 years
- Title page and reference page in current APA format
- Headings follow the order of the instructions
- Each rubric row read against the section that answers it
Questions students ask
Which body systems does the NURS 505 SOAP note cover?
Skin, hair and nails, and HEENT (head, eyes, ears, nose and throat).
How many points is NURS 505 Week 3 SOAP Note worth?
100 points in Liberty's published course guide for NURS 505, out of a course total of 1,010 points (about 10% of the grade). The rubric attached to the assignment in Canvas shows how those points are divided.
Is NURS 505 Week 3 the same in every section of NURS 505?
This guide follows Liberty's published course guide for NURS 505. Liberty notes that course content can change from term to term, so if your Canvas section shows different instructions, a different week or different points, follow Canvas and your instructor.
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