Assessment may refer to:

Healthcare

Health assessment A health assessment is a plan of care that identifies the specific needs of a person and how those needs will be addressed by the healthcare system or skilled nursing facility. Health assessment is the evaluation of the health status by performin ...

, identifies needs of the patient and how those needs will be addressed *

Nursing assessment Nursing assessment is the gathering of information about a patient's physiological, psychological, sociological, and spiritual status by a licensed Registered Nurse. Nursing assessment is the first step in the nursing process. A section of the nur ...

, gathering information about a patient's physiological, psychological, sociological, and spiritual status *

Psychiatric assessment A psychiatric assessment, or psychological screening, is the process of gathering information about a person within a psychiatric service, with the purpose of making a diagnosis. The assessment is usually the first stage of a treatment process, but ...

, gathering information about a person in a psychiatric or mental health service *

Psychological assessment Psychological evaluation is a method to assess an individual's behavior, personality, cognitive abilities, and several other domains. A common reason for a psychological evaluation is to identify psychological factors that may be inhibiting a pers ...

, examination of a person's mental health by a professional such as a psychologist

Other uses

* ''Assessment'' (journal) (ASMNT), a psychology journal *

Educational assessment Educational assessment or educational evaluation is the systematic process of documenting and using empirical data on the knowledge, skill, attitudes, aptitude and beliefs to refine programs and improve student learning. Assessment data can be o ...

, documenting knowledge, skills, aptitudes, and beliefs * Environmental impact assessment, assessment of environmental consequences of a plan *

Library assessment Library assessment is a process undertaken by libraries to learn about the needs of users (and non-users) and to evaluate how well they support these needs, in order to improve library facilities, services and resources. In many libraries successful ...

, to learn about the needs of patrons *

Risk assessment Broadly speaking, a risk assessment is the combined effort of: # identifying and analyzing potential (future) events that may negatively impact individuals, assets, and/or the environment (i.e. hazard analysis); and # making judgments "on the ...

, determining value of risk related to a concrete situation and a recognized threat * Survey data collection, marketing assessments *

Tax assessment Tax assessment, or assessment, is the job of determining the value, and sometimes determining the use, of property, usually to calculate a property tax. This is usually done by an office called the assessor or tax assessor. Governments need to ...

, determining amounts to be paid or assessed for tax or insurance purposes *

Vulnerability assessment A vulnerability assessment is the process of identifying, quantifying, and prioritizing (or ranking) the vulnerabilities in a system. Examples of systems for which vulnerability assessments are performed include, but are not limited to, informatio ...

, identifying, quantifying, and ranking vulnerabilities in a system *

Writing assessment Writing assessment refers to an area of study that contains theories and practices that guide the evaluation of a writer's performance or potential through a writing task. Writing assessment can be considered a combination of scholarship from compos ...

, examining practices, technologies, and process of using writing to assess performance and potential

Healthcare

Other uses

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