The Nurse Is Assessing the Mental Status of a Child

Multiple Choice

The nurse is assessing the mental status of a child.Which statement about children and mental status is true?

A) All aspects of mental status in children are interdependent.
B) Children are highly labile and unstable until the age of 2 years.
C) Children's mental status is largely a function of their parents' level of functioning until the age of 7 years.
D) A child's mental status is impossible to assess until the child develops the ability to concentrate.