VALIDATING ASSESSMENT DATA

Validation of assessment data is a crucial part of assessment

That often occurs along with collection of subjective and objec-

Tive data. It serves to ensure that the assessment process is not

Ended before all relevant data have been collected, and helps

To prevent documentation of inaccurate data. What types of

Assessment data should be validated, the different ways to vali-

Date data, and identifying areas where data are missing are all

Parts of the process. Validation of data is discussed in detail in

Chapter 4 (Fig. 1-9).