Growth and Development Q 46
The nurse prepares for a Denver Screening test with a 3-year-old child in the clinic. The mother asks the nurse to explain the purpose of the test. The best response is to tell her that the test
A. Measures potential intelligence
B. Assesses a child’s development
C. Evaluates psychological responses
D. Diagnose specific health problems
Correct Answer: B. Assesses a child’s development
The Denver Developmental Test II is a screening test to assess children from birth through 6 years in personal/social, fine motor adaptive, language, and gross motor development. The Denver Developmental Screening Test (DDST) was devised to provide a simple method of screening for evidence of slow development in infants and preschool children. A child experiences the fun of play during the test.
Option A: Instruments used for measuring intelligence are the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale and the Kaufman Brief Intelligence scale. The Wechsler scales were the first intelligence scales to base scores on a standardized normal distribution. IQ tests are used to measure human intelligence quotients as measured against an age-based average intelligence score.
Option C: Health professionals often use questionnaires, psychological exams, and interviews when evaluating psychological responses. Psychologists use tests and other assessment tools to measure and observe a client’s behavior to arrive at a diagnosis and guide treatment.
Option D: Denver Developmental Test does not diagnose specific health problems but rather assesses the cognitive and behavioral problems of children. The test covers four functions: gross motor, language, fine motor-adaptive, and personal-social.