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
• Threat assessment, determining risk in criminal psychology and international security contexts
• 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)