A nurse assessing a 2-month-old infant would expect the infant to do which of the following?
a. Crawl on the floor
b. Creep on the floor
c. Sit up steadily without support
d. Hold its head up while in the prone position
ANS: D
At 2 months the infant is able to hold the head up while in the prone position. Infants may crawl at 7 months and creep at about 9 months. By the end of the seventh month, infants can sit up steadily without support.
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