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A nurse is reinforcing teaching about growth and development evaluation to a group of parents of preschoolers.
Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching?
Growth and development evaluation should not be done only annually, but also at specific ages recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), such as 9 months, 18 months, 24 months, and 30 months.
Growth and development evaluation should not only be plotted on appropriate growth charts and compared with expected norms for age and sex, but also include developmental milestones in playing, learning, speaking, behaving, and moving.
Growth and development evaluation should not only be used to identify any deviations from normal or expected patterns of growth and development, but also to monitor the child’s progress and provide early intervention if needed.
Growth and development evaluation should be done annually until adulthood, plotted on appropriate growth charts and compared with expected norms for age and sex, and used to identify any deviations from normal or expected patterns of growth and development.
Growth and development evaluation should be done annually until adulthood, plotted on appropriate growth charts and compared with expected norms for age and sex, and used to identify any deviations from normal or expected patterns of growth and development.
Choice A is wrong because growth and development evaluation should not be done only annually, but also at specific ages recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), such as 9 months, 18 months, 24 months, and 30 months.
Choice B is wrong because growth and development evaluation should not only be plotted on appropriate growth charts and compared with expected norms for age and sex, but also include developmental milestones in playing, learning, speaking, behaving, and moving.
Choice C is wrong because growth and development evaluation should not only be used to identify any deviations from normal or expected patterns of growth and development, but also to monitor the child’s progress and provide early intervention if needed.