Several components make up a comprehensive geriatric assessment. These include looking at the client’s medical‚ psychological‚ social‚ and environmental well-being. In addition‚ with the elderly patients‚ the nurse should evaluate for an increased falls risk‚ skin integrity‚ and the ability to independently manage their ADLs (Cary & Lyder‚ 2011). Prior to the assessment‚ it would be helpful if the nurse could review past medical visits as well as note any chronic diseases and their management. The
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physical‚ a MRI as well as a neuropsychological assessment. The importance of the medical history of the individual‚ is to identify any health issues and prescriptions being taking. The physical should examine the individual’s blood pressure‚ pulse‚ sight and hearing. The labs will examine liver‚ thyroid and glucose levels along with the blood and urine. The MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) scans the brain to ensure no tumors or blood clots. The Neuropsychological assessment will examine the visual motor
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Module Assessment The aim of this assignment is to explore the four stages of APIE‚ explaining their importance in nursing‚ as well as identifying possible problems within the stages‚ in relation to the videos of Joe. These issues will then be anaylsed using theory‚ to create possible explanations and consequences for the behaviour and actions shown by Joe and the nurses. APIE is a nursing process which guides health professionals through the problem solving approach‚ which promotes the individualised
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personality assessments to test personalities. Testing personalities is much like testing intelligence and because it measures something that is intangible and invisible it can be quite the difficult task. There are different theories of personalities and different methods of assessing those personalities; however some methods of assessment are shared between theories. The four theories are psychodynamic‚ humanistic‚ trait and social learning and all have different roots. The methods of assessment are projective
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Assignment 3 Assessment Assessment is an important part of the learning process and is not only a measure of the learner’s progress but is used as an assessment of the success of the policy makers in the Government department ‚ the teachers and other education providers. Fawbert (2003) defines the educational meaning of the word assessment is ’to judge the learners performance against identified criteria’. Correct and reliable assessment of learners allow the education organization to identify
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Assessment for learning In classrooms where assessment for learning is practiced‚ students are encouraged to be more active in their learning and associated assessment. The ultimate purpose of assessment for learning is to create self-regulated learners who can leave school able and confident to continue learning throughout their lives. Teachers need to know at the outset of a unit of study where their students are in terms of their learning and then continually check on how they are progressing
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Classroom assessments can include a wide range of options -- from recording anecdotal notes while observing a student to administering standardized tests. The options can be roughly divided into two categories -- formative assessments and summative assessments. Formative assessments are on-going assessments‚ reviews‚ and observations in a classroom. Teachers use formative assessment to improve instructional methods and student feedback throughout the teaching and learning process. For example
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Assessment is a systematic process of collecting information or evidence about a student’s progress towards meeting the learning expectations. Assessment is embedded in the instructional activities throughout a unit. The expectations for the assessment tasks are clearly articulated and the learning activity is planned to make that demonstration possible. This process of beginning with the end in mind helps to keep focus on the expectations of the course. The purpose of assessment is to gather the
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|practices of assessment | |Level: |3 |Unit Number: |3019 | |Learning outcomes |Assessment criteria | |The learner will:
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Key Concepts and the Principles of Assessment “Assessment focuses on the learners’ performance. It is about measuring achievement‚ both ongoing (formative) and at the end of the programme (summative).” Wallace. S (2007: 118) Assessment is a process through which we gauge a learners level and progression‚ ensuring learning is taking place and the learner is developing their skills and knowledge. Susan Wallace recognises the importance of assessment as more than a means of determining learner
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