The nurse was assessing a child who had spent the last 3 years living with her mother in homeless family shelters.Which of the following would the nurse expect of the child in relation to intellectual development?

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Many homeless children have attended school programs on a sporadic basis.They often have deficiencies in acquiring learning readiness and social interaction skills and experience long intervals between school attendances.This lost school time results in academic underachievement and gaps in learning and experience.

The Nurse Was Assessing a Child Who Had Spent the Last