A parent asks the nurse why a developmental assessment is being ...

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A parent asks the nurse why a developmental assessment is being conducted for a child during a routine well-child visit. The nurse answers based on the knowledge that routine developmental assessments during well-child visits are
 
  a. Not necessary unless the parents request them
  b. The best method for early detection of cognitive disorders
  c. Frightening to parents and children and should be avoided
  d. Valuable in measuring intelligence in children

Question 2

The nurse is completing a physical assessment with a patient who has just learned of being pregnant. The patient's last menstrual period was August 15 . When should the nurse instruct the patient that the baby will be due?
 
  A) July 15
  B) June 22
  C) May 22
  D) April 15

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Answer to Question 1

B
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A Developmental assessment is a component of all well-child examinations.
B Early detection of cognitive disorders can be facilitated through assessment of
development at each well-child examination.
C Developmental assessments are not frightening when the parent and child are
educated about the purpose of the assessment.
D Developmental assessments are not intended to measure intelligence.

Answer to Question 2

C
Feedback:
When using Naegele's rule, the nurse should count backward 3 calendar months from the first day of the patient's last menstrual period and then add 7 days. For August 15, the month would be May and the day would be 15 plus 7 or 22 . May 22 is when the patient's baby is due. July 15, June 22, and April 15 are inappropriate applications of Naegele's rule.