Standards-Based Assessment Across the nation, states are setting tough new education standards, defining what students should know and be able to do. To help students meet these standards -- and to measure their progress in doing so -- states are also designing and implementing new standards-based assessment systems.States and districts use two types of interrelated standards: those that specify the content (what students should know or be able to do at

Standards of Nursing Practice Nursing Scope and Standards of Practice Scope and Standards of Nursing Practice in Ohio Scope and Standards of Nursing Practice in Ohio As a pediatric hematology registered nurse (RN) practicing in the state of Ohio I am licensed through the Ohio Board of Nursing (2013). The Ohio Board of Nursing determines licensure criteria by relying those established by national certifying organizations and in Ohio this is the National Council

Authentic Assessment, Grant Wiggins makes the case that authentic assessment is superior to traditional assessment in an educational setting. The article, published in the ERIC Digest, describes some differences between authentic and traditional assessment. Further, Wiggins notes that authentic assessment is often seen as time-consuming and expensive, and there may be problems with the public's acceptance that authentic assessment can be objective and reliable. Overall, begins fails to effectively

Pathopharmacological Foundation Asthma Analyze the Pathophysiology of Asthma The complex chronic inflammatory disease known as asthma, involves several inflammatory cells, more than a hundred distinct mediators of inflammation, and various inflammatory outcomes, such as plasma exudation, broncho-constriction, activation of the sensory nerves, and hyper-secretion of mucus. Mast cells contribute immensely to mediation of acute symptoms of asthma; on the other hand, T-helper 2 cells, eosinophils, and macrophages are factors that cause airway hyper

Nursing Case Study Case Discussion This case scenario is a classic case of professional misconduct carried out by Nurse X. The nurse did not have enough medical or chemical knowledge and therefore she made this mistake. It is common sense for any health care professional to realize that nasogastric or endoscopic route is very different to an IV route. All nurses and health care providers must be extra careful when administering to

For instance, approximately 33 per cent of Thailand's water sources are categorized as having poor quality and the phenomenon is considered a serious environment problem. Moreover, Thailand is ranked among the last Asian countries based on amounts of fresh water available per capita (WWF, 2010). In this context, the Thai government and the Thai people have commenced to pay more attention to the effect of the environmental problems, as well