Assessment and Evaluation Flashcards
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A behavioral health clinician uses the PHQ-9 to screen a patient. A score of 15 indicates:
Answer: Moderately severe depression
On the PHQ-9, a score of 15–19 falls in the moderately severe depression range and typically warrants active treatment.
Which type of validity evidence is gathered by comparing an assessment's results to a gold-standard measure administered at the same time?
Answer: Concurrent validity
Concurrent validity is established when a new measure correlates strongly with an accepted criterion measure given simultaneously.
The AUDIT-C screening tool is used to identify:
Answer: Hazardous or harmful alcohol consumption
The AUDIT-C is a 3-item abbreviated version of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test designed to screen for hazardous drinking.
A clinician conducting a mental status examination asks a patient to interpret the phrase 'Don't cry over spilled milk.' This tests:
Answer: Abstract thinking
Interpreting proverbs or similarities requires abstract reasoning, a key component assessed within the mental status examination.
Which finding on an APGAR score assessment at 5 minutes is MOST concerning and requires immediate intervention?
Answer: Score of 3
An APGAR score of 3 or below at 5 minutes indicates severe depression requiring immediate resuscitative intervention.
When completing a nutritional assessment, the nurse uses the Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool (MUST). Which three parameters does MUST evaluate?
Answer: BMI, unplanned weight loss, and acute disease effect
MUST scores BMI, percentage of unplanned weight loss, and acute disease effect to calculate overall malnutrition risk.
An occupational therapist completes a standardized functional assessment and then re-administers the same tool three weeks later without intervention. The scores are nearly identical. This demonstrates:
Answer: High test-retest reliability
Test-retest reliability reflects the consistency of scores over time when no real change has occurred in the measured construct.