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 Environmental Impact assessment (EIA) is the assessment of the environmental consequences of a plan, policy, program, or actual projects prior to the decision to move forward with the proposed action. In this context, the term "environmental imp ...

, 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 With the application of probability sampling in the 1930s, surveys became a standard tool for empirical research in social sciences, marketing, and official statistics. The methods involved in survey data collection are any of a number of ways in ...

, 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

Healthcare

Other uses

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