When assessing an 18-month-old toddler, the nurse would expect to ...

[ENagel]

When assessing an 18-month-old toddler, the nurse would expect to see which of the following behaviors:
 
  a. The child can jump with both feet
  b. The child can walk upstairs with one hand held
  c. The child has a vocabulary of 300 words
  d. The child has daytime bowel and bladder control

Question 2

When visiting a family in the community, the nurse finds that a toddler has some developmental delays.
 
  When looking for a cause or contributing factor, which of the following environmental factors would the nurse identify as being the most important to assess? a. presence of asbestos in the home
  b. animals in the home, particularly in the child's bedroom
  c. lead in paint and contaminated drinking water
  d. level of mold and dust mites in the child's play and sleeping areas

[kthug]

Answer to Question 1

B
An 18-month old can walk upstairs if the hand is held. The child is just beginning to have physiological control of the sphincters, but does not achieved daytime control of bowel and bladder until later. The child cannot jump with both feet until about 30 months.

Answer to Question 2

C

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A Incorrect. Asbestos is implicated in respiratory issues, not developmental delays.
B Incorrect. Presence of animals is implicated in respiratory issues and other issues, not developmental delays.
C Correct. Developmental delays are caused by lead in paint and contaminated drinking water.
D Incorrect. Presence of mold and dust mites are implicated in respiratory issues, not developmental delays.

[ENagel]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

[DylanD1323]

Gracias!