Physical Development
The nurse identifies running, jumping, hopping, and climbing as examples of development of these skills during the preschool stage.
What are gross motor skills?
According to developmental theory, preschool-age children frequently ask questions because they are highly this. .
What is curious?
During the preschool stage, the child should be able to communicate using complete these.
What are sentences?
The nurse should identify cooperative play and sharing as appropriate social development with these.
What are friends or peers?
The nurse should identify this vaccine as routinely administered annually to preschool-age children to reduce the risk of influenza infection.
What is the influenza vaccine?
The nurse teaching parents about preschool development should include cutting with scissors, copying shapes, and buttoning clothing as examples of these skills.
What are fine motor skills?
The nurse recognizes matching colors, identifying shapes, and counting objects as examples of this developmental domain.
What are cognitive skills?
Singing songs and reading books help improve this developmental skill.
What is language?
Saying “please” and “thank you” are examples of these.
What are manners?
During a well-child visit, the nurse should expect the preschooler to receive booster immunizations for DTaP, IPV, MMR, and this vaccine.
What is varicella?
A preschool-age child is expected to demonstrate the ability to pedal this toy independently.
What is a tricycle?
A preschooler pretending a block is a phone is using this type of play.
What is imaginative play?
A developmentally appropriate language milestone for a preschooler includes telling simple these about experiences or daily activities.
What are stories?
Emotional development during the preschool years includes learning to verbalize these appropriately.
What are feelings or emotions?
The nurse should identify this screening as important during preschool visits to detect visual impairments that could affect learning and development.
What is a vision screening?
A preschooler may be able to stand on one foot for several of these.
What are seconds?
Preschoolers begin learning how to count to this number or higher.
What is 10?
Preschoolers begin understanding and following these.
What are directions?
Taking turns during games helps preschoolers learn this social skill.
What is cooperation?
The nurse should reinforce that preschool-age children require routine assessment of this to identify hearing deficits that may impair speech and language development.
What is a hearing screening?
Preschoolers need active play every day to help strengthen these two important body systems.
What are muscles and bones?
This skill helps preschoolers remember routines and directions.
What is memory?
Learning new words every day helps build this.
What is vocabulary?
Preschoolers may feel proud when they complete tasks by themselves. This builds this.
What is self-confidence?
During a health maintenance visit, the nurse should monitor this growth measurement over time to evaluate nutritional status and development in preschool-age children.
What is BMI or body mass index?