NRNP 6665 FINAL EXAM REVIEW 2022

NRNP 6665 FINAL EXAM REVIEW 2022 DSM CHAPTER 12 DEVELOPMENTAL MILESTONES  Milestones are recognizable skills or abilities that have an expected range and order of appearance, such as a child taking his first step around the time of his first birthday. Identifying any significant variations from expected patterns, such as a child taking that first step near his second birthday, is a key task for any practitioner. Knowing when a significant variation in development has occurred improves diagnostic accuracy because DSM-5 specifically requires consideration of developmental stages  Five different milestone skill areas should be evaluated: gross/fine motor, visual motor problem solving, speech and language, social/emotional, and adaptive skills  Gross motor skills are the most obvious to recognize because they involve crawling, walking, running, and throwing  Visual motor problem solving describes a child’s physical interactions with the world. Fine motor skills (using one’s hands and fingers) rely on visual input and generally progress at a slower pace than gross motor skills. If the development of these milestones is delayed, it may be because of impairments in cognitive, sensory, or motor abilities.