a nurse or a nursing student if he or she wants to be effective in healing or as a provider of spiritual care. This is because religious and spiritual dimensions of life influences the lives of many people (Wong‚ Hockenberry‚ Wilson‚ Perry‚ & Lowdermilk‚ 2006). By assessing the spiritual aspects of patients and families‚ nurses strive to meet the spiritual needs of individuals‚ which provide strength through holistic nursing care (Wong et al.‚ 2007). Therefore‚ spiritual assessments are an important
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Running head: FAMILY HEALTH ASSESSMENT Family Health Assessment Grand caynon University April 22‚ 2012 Family Health Assessment Introduction Gordon’s 11 functional health patterns (2007) help organize basic family assessment information (Friedman et al.‚ 2003). The writer of this paper will focus on health assessment of a Nigerian family after a thorough interview of Mr & Mrs Amadi and their two daughters. Mr Amadi is 48yrs‚ Mrs Amadi is 43yrs‚ the first daughter is 14yrs and the
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ASSESSMENT METHODS What is assessment? Black and William (1998) declare that the term assessment is generally used to refer to all activities teachers use to help students learn and to gauge student progress. There are many different forms of assessment‚ however they can generally be divided into two main categories; formative and summative which can be formal or informal. Formative assessment focuses on the gap between where a learner is in their learning‚ and where they need to be. Marshall
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ASSESSMENT IN INCLUSIVE SETTINGS EN Assessment for Learning and Pupils with Special Educational Needs The aim of this paper is to provide a summary of the key issues that emerged during the Agency project Assessment in Inclusive Settings in relation to the application of the concept of Assessment for Learning to pupils with special educational needs (SEN). A significant aspect of inclusive assessment in practice that emerged from the on-going discussions with Project Experts was the concept
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has received increasing public attention during the latter 1980s and early 1990s. Over the years educators has seek various methods of assessment to evaluate students. According to Pett‚ (1990)‚ educators use the term Authentic Assessment to define the practice of realistic student involvement in evaluation of their own achievement. One method of Authentic Assessment is to assemble and review a portfolio of the child’s work. Venn‚ (2000)‚ stated that portfolio is a systematic collection of students
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Catherine Asinobi Grand Canyon University: NRS-429V June 2nd‚ 2013 Definition Heritage Assessment is who we are‚ our history‚ and where we come from. Heritage means ones background or tradition. Heritage Assessments are unique for each nation; it is a part to the overall nursing assessment. At any time at any place‚ there are many different groups of people that live in that particular place and all these people have diverse believes about health‚ illness‚ disease‚ birth and
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Running head: 1 Assessment Tools Analysis Paper Tricia E Topping University of Phoenix NUR/440 Karen Harriman April 16‚ 2012 Assessment Tools Analysis Paper 11/13/12 8:13 PM http://www.scribd.com/doc/104725000/Assessment-Tools-Analysis-Paper Page 2 of 12 April 16‚ 2012 2 Assessment Tools Analysis Paper Assessment tools are used in nursing to enhance the overall assessment phase of the nursing process. The assessment tools that I have selected to analyze are: The Spiritual Well- Being
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“Assessment practises have a powerful impact on learning and teaching” (Curriculum Council of Western Australia‚ 2004‚ p. 37). For teachers the focus is on the use of assessment results; how they use those results to inform instructional decision making and whether they provide results that verify students have indeed met the learning targets originally set. Thus‚ judgements are made about the quality of assessments after the students’ performance. ‘High-quality’ assessments encompass a number of
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Supreme Green ESL-223N June 10‚2014 Lisa De Bow ELL Placement Assessment Students that are considered to be ELL students have specific tests and procedures that must be followed by schools and teachers in order to properly assess each student proficiency level in English language. After interviewing the ELL coordinator for our school‚ assessing the ELL student gives both the home and school environment the information needed to
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Home Page » Other Topics Heritage Assessment In: Other Topics Heritage Assessment Heritage Assessment Latasha Rice‚ WCC- RN Grand Canyon University: NRS 429v Date: 8/31/2012 What is a heritage assessment? A heritage assessment is a subpart to the overall nursing assessment. Assessing a patient’s heritage allows the nurse to obtain more information about a patient’s culture‚ including beliefs about health and values
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