A nurse says to the mother of a 6-month-old infant,"Does the baby sit without assistance,and is the baby crawling?" Which process is the nurse using in this interaction?
1. Health promotion
2. Health maintenance
3. Disease surveillance
4. Developmental surveillance
Answer:4
Rationale: The question asked by the nurse is seeking information about developmental milestones;therefore,the nurse is involved in developmental surveillance. While health-promotion and health-maintenance activities are related to developmental surveillance,this question is looking specifically at the milestones;therefore,the answers "health promotion"and "health maintenance" are incorrect. The questions asked in the stem are not classified as diseasesurveillance questions.
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