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Assessment and Evaluation Flashcards

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  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. 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.