A nurse is preparing to administer a Denver II. Which is a ...

[CharlieWard]

A nurse is preparing to administer a Denver II. Which is a correct statement about the Denver II? (Select all that apply.)
 
  a. All items intersected by the age line should be administered.
  b. There is no correction for a child born prematurely.
  c. The tool is an intelligence test.
  d. Toddlers and preschoolers should be prepared by presenting the test as a game.
  e. Presentation of the toys from the kit should be done one at a time.

Question 2

The nurse is recording a normal interpretation of a Denver II assessment. The nurse understands that the maximum number of cautions determined for a normal interpretation is _____. (Record your answer in a whole number.)
 
  What will be an ideal response?

[Laurenleakan]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: A, D, E
To identify cautions, all items intersected by the age line are administered. Toddlers and preschoolers should be tested by presenting the Denver II as a game. Because children are easily distracted, perform each item quickly and present only one toy from the kit at a time. Before beginning the screening, ask whether the child was born preterm and correctly calculate the adjusted age. Up to 24 months of age, allowances are made for preterm infants by subtracting the number of weeks of missed gestation from their present age and testing them at the adjusted age. Explain to the parents and child, if appropriate, that the screenings are not intelligence tests but rather are a method of showing what the child can do at a particular age.

Answer to Question 2

ANS:
1
Interpretation of normal for a Denver II is no delays and a maximum of one caution.