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Assessment and Evaluation Flashcards

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  1. A clinician performing a suicide risk assessment uses the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS). Which element is MOST critical to determine immediate safety planning?

    Answer: Active ideation with a specific plan and means

    Active suicidal ideation with a specific plan and access to means indicates the highest imminent risk and requires immediate safety intervention.

  2. When evaluating a training program using Kirkpatrick's model, Level 3 measures:

    Answer: Transfer of learned skills to on-the-job behavior

    Kirkpatrick's Level 3 (Behavior) evaluates the degree to which participants apply what they learned when back on the job.

  3. A patient with suspected heart failure is assessed using the New York Heart Association (NYHA) Classification. Class III is characterized by:

    Answer: Marked limitation; comfortable at rest, symptoms with less-than-ordinary activity

    NYHA Class III describes marked limitation where patients are comfortable at rest but experience symptoms with even minimal physical activity.

  4. Which assessment finding would be MOST consistent with a positive Romberg test?

    Answer: Patient sways excessively or falls when standing with eyes closed

    A positive Romberg sign occurs when the patient loses balance upon closing the eyes while standing with feet together, indicating proprioceptive or vestibular dysfunction.

  5. A care coordinator reviews outcomes data after implementing a new care transition program. This is an example of:

    Answer: Summative evaluation

    Summative evaluation occurs after program implementation to judge its overall effectiveness and outcomes.

  6. The CAGE questionnaire is a brief screening tool primarily used to identify:

    Answer: Alcohol use disorder

    CAGE (Cut down, Annoyed, Guilty, Eye-opener) is a four-item tool widely used to screen for alcohol use disorder.

  7. During a dysphagia assessment, which finding indicates the HIGHEST aspiration risk requiring immediate dietary modification?

    Answer: Wet vocal quality and recurrent pneumonia history

    Wet vocal quality (indicating pooled secretions near the airway) combined with recurrent pneumonia signals silent or overt aspiration and requires urgent dietary and positioning modifications.