Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills

patient and the entire families, including their physical and mental well-being. Family Nurse Practitioners (FNP) must understand the impact which these varied circumstances on individual family members and the family as a collective unit. With such knowledge, FNPs can anticipate, reduce, or even eliminate undesirable family stress and better care for all patients in the family Description of Selected Family Theory Berkey, Hanson, and Mischke’s Family Systems Stressor-Strength Inventory (FS3I)…

upon each year (Pros and Cons, 2011). If each state is using the same core curriculum, then test scores will be compared to each state to find their weakness (Dalien, 2014). Before the standards were developed, each state had their individualized assessments, which made comparing results to other states difficult (Meador, n.d.b). Student accountability is another pro of Common Core State Standards. Students must show they understand the process instead of providing the right answer. Student…

I had just returned from a 4 hour flight from Texas. I was there to visit my uncle’s family. My two year old cousin was diagnosed with Autism. Raised to be a bilingual, he was able to speak both English and Urdu/Hindi by the time he was two. After talking to his parents I learned that he had demonstrated some signs of speech and language impediment. While this change alarmed his parents, everyone else thought he was craving for attention. However, over the next few months his behavior regressed.…

expectations continue to last related to whatever sort of progress in the students that stands as exceptional enough for governmental entities to rub it in every person’s faces. That one broadcast or article regarding a strange teenager in either Texas or Ohio that managed to reach the MIT thanks to the obvious work…

of Nonverbal Intelligence, Fourth Edition, also known as the TONI-4. Linda Brown, Rita J. Sherbenou and Susan K. Johnsen originally wrote the test. The test is currently published by PRO-ED, which is located at 8700 Shoal Creek Boulevard in Austin, Texas. The company’s website is www.proedinc.com. It is recommended that the testing process take approximately 15 minutes, although, there is no specific time limit for test takers to respond during the administration. To complete kit of the TONI-4…

want to work with people using the field of social work to achieve progress toward my own goal of social justice. Working toward social justice for others has already begun for me. I know that being a graduate student with help hone and refine my skills as a clinical social worker. After I graduate, I have a long-term goal of working in community and hospital settings. I am especially interested in issues that relate to…

several measures that should have been carried out to ensure the sanctity of the research data. For example, there should have been better accounting for the presence of mentally disabled children in the sample used to standardize. Without specific knowledge of the presence of these individuals there is no way to be certain how the data could have been affected, but one would assume that their presence in the study could have lowered developmental age means. Additionally, there is little…

comparision to other academic skills. Memorizing as well as understanding is required in most of the biology classes, and I have that ability. I am good in analyzing the problems and finding solutions. If one methods does not work, I try other different ways to solve the given problems. It is not my habit to give up easily. Trying several methods improves my creativity, which will help me to analyze and solve the problems quicker. I am going to be a nurse, so these skills will help me make my…

Social Worker Practice Felicia works at Choices in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Choices are We are a national non-profit organization committed to supporting youth with significant behavioral and emotional challenges in community settings by using evidence-informed methods that build on the strengths of everyone involved.Felicia is a social worker at the agency. She mainly coordinated services and referral clients out. The majority of the clients is referral through Department of Children and…

methodology conducted by a community health nurse to obtain basic knowledge about a distinct community. Community assessment is key to planning, implementing, and evaluating strategies to improve the health of a specific community. Through driving and walking a windshield survey provides a subjective of the many physical characteristics of a community . Community Essential to the role of community nursing is community assessment. In order to clarify the process it is crucial to understand the…