A nurse assessing a 2-month-old infant expects the infant to:
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.
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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