denver developmental screening test chart

DENVER DEVELOPMENTAL SCREENING TEST

A nurse performs a Denver Developmental Screening Test II (DDST-II) on a 3-year-old. which behavior should the nurse expect this child  to be capable of accomplishing:

The Denver Developmental Screening Test II (DDST-II) is a developmental screening test to assess gross motor skills, fine motor skills, language, and personal-social status. three-year-old children should be able to coordinate the brain and gross motor function necessary to balance on each foot for one second. Tying shoelaces and pedaling a bicycle are not items assessed on the Denver Developmental Screening Test-II (DDST-II). Dressing without supervision is a Denver Developmental Screening Test-II (DDST-II) expectation in a 4-year-old.

FATHER-INFANT ATTACHMENT

A postpartum client asks a nurse how to promote father-infant attachment. The nurse should suggest that one of the best means to accomplish this would be for the father to:

Bathing the newborn is an excellent activity for involving the father with the infant and thus will promote father-infant attachment. Switching between bottle between bottle formula and breast-feedings is not recommended unless a medical indication exists. Letting the newborn sleep during parental interactions does not promote father-infant interaction or attachment. Helping the mother change the newborn's soiled diaper may secondarily promote father-infant attachment, but it is not as effective as bathing the newborn.