The Nurse Is Teaching a Parent About Developmental Needs of a 9-Month-Old

question 23

Multiple Choice

The nurse is teaching a parent about developmental needs of a 9-month-old infant. Which statement from the parent indicates a correct understanding of the teaching?

• A) "My child will begin to speak in sentences by 1 year of age."
• B) "My child will probably enjoy playing peek-a-boo."
• C) "My child will sleep about 7 to 8 hours a night."
• D) "My child will be ready to try low-fat milk."

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Definitions:

Standard Deviations

A measure of the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of values, indicating how much the values differ from the mean of the set.

Sample Medians

Statistical measures representing the middle value in a sample data set, dividing it into two halves when arranged in ascending or descending order.

Statistically Significant

A measure indicating that the likelihood of an observed effect occurring by chance is very low, thus suggesting a true effect.

Standard Deviations

A measure that quantifies the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of data values from the mean of the data.