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Assessment

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Assessment may refer to:

Healthcare

  • Health assessment, identifies needs of the patient and how those needs will be addressed
  • Nursing assessment, gathering information about a patient's physiological, psychological, sociological, and spiritual status
  • Psychiatric assessment, gathering information about a person in a psychiatric or mental health service
  • Psychological assessment, examination of a person's mental health by a professional such as a psychologist

Other uses

  • Assessment (journal) (ASMNT), a psychology journal
  • Educational assessment, documenting knowledge, skills, aptitudes, and beliefs
  • Environmental impact assessment, assessment of environmental consequences of a plan
  • Library assessment, to learn about the needs of patrons
  • Risk assessment, determining value of risk related to a concrete situation and a recognized threat
  • Survey data collection, marketing assessments
  • Tax assessment, determining amounts to be paid or assessed for tax or insurance purposes
  • Vulnerability assessment, identifying, quantifying, and ranking vulnerabilities in a system
  • Writing assessment, examining practices, technologies, and process of using writing to assess performance and potential

See also

  • Exam (disambiguation)
  • Examination (disambiguation)
  • Types of assessment
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