A​‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‍‌‍​ssessment Description Consider the following patient scenario: A mother comes in with 9-month-old girl. The infant is 68.5cm in length (25th percentile per CDC growth chart), weighs 6.75kg (5th percentile per CDC growth chart), and has a head circumference of 43cm (25th percentile per CDC growth chart).

 

Describe the developmental markers​‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‍‌‍​ a nurse should assess for a 9-month-old female infant.

 

Discuss the recommendations you would give the mother

 

. Explain why these recommendations are based on evidence-based practice