Author Question: Which behavior reported by a parent of an 18-month-old toddler would the nurse report to the ... (Read 61 times)

maychende · **on:** Jun 28, 2018

Which behavior reported by a parent of an 18-month-old toddler would the nurse report to the pediatrician as a cause for concern?

a. Has temper tantrums
b. Feeds self sloppily
c. Walks by holding onto furniture
d. Speaks in short sentences

Question 2

The nurse explains that an infant's prehensile development is progressive and logical. Arrange the development in the order from the simplest to the most complex. Put a comma and space between each answer choice (a, b, c, d, etc.)

a. Hands held open most of the time
b. Grasps with thumb on one side and three fingers on the other
c. Picks up toy with squeeze action
d. Thumb and forefinger hold object
e. Hands held closed most of the time

jaaaaaaa · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 28, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
By 18 months, a toddler should have been walking alone for several months. The toddler who walks holding onto furniture should be evaluated by a developmental specialist.

Answer to Question 2

ANS:
E, A, C, B, D

The development advances from the newborn's closed hands to the open star hands of the older infant, to the squeeze action, to a grasp with thumb and fingers, to the pincher movement of thumb and forefinger.