A Nurse Is Assessing Language Development in All the Infants

question 13

Multiple Choice

A nurse is assessing language development in all the infants presenting at the physician's office for well-child visits. The nurse would want to evaluate the child further who is not able to verbalize the words "dada" and "mama" by the age of:

• A)18 months.
• B)8 months.
• C)5 months.
• D)12 months.

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