Which nursing assessment activities should be included for the child and family at each health- supervision visit? (Select all that apply.)
1. Interview to obtain an updatedhealth history
2. Performing an age-appropriatedevelopment assessment
3. Monitoring parents'ability to pay forservices
4. Performing age-appropriatescreening examinations
5. Physical assessment for geneticabnormalities
Answer:1,2,4
Rationale: The interview,the developmental assessment,and age-appropriate screenings are all included in the nursing assessment of a child and family during each health-supervision visit. A nurse would not assess the parents'financial status at each health-supervision visit.Physical assessments for genetic abnormalities would be done based on history and/or physical findings,not at each routine visit.
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