The nurse is preparing to administer the Denver II Developmental Screening Test to a preschool-age child. Which areas of the child's development should the nurse explain to the mother that this test measures? (Select all that apply.)
A) Social
B) Language
C) Fine motor
D) Intelligence
E) Gross motor skills
A, B, C, E
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The Denver II Developmental Screening Test is the most widely used tool to assess early childhood development and rates the categories of personal–social, fine motor–adaptive, language, and gross motor skills. The nurse should explain to the parent before administering the test that this test does not measure intelligence but of the child's level of development or ability to perform age-appropriate tasks.
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