The Nurse Is Assessing Mental Status of a Child

Multiple Choice

The nurse is assessing mental status of a child.Which of these statements 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.