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.

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

A Parent Asks the Nurse Why a Developmental Assessment Is