At a well-child visit, the mother of a 2-year-old child states, "My child is not keeping up with the other kids." Further evaluation reveals the patient can stack 6 cubes, walk backwards, and copy a line. The child exhibits separation anxiety and has a vocabulary of 10 words but cannot use symbols or use pronouns. Which assessment does the nurse make about the child's development?

The nurse notes a mother attempting to remove the vernix from her newborn baby during a bath. Which response by the nurse is most appropriate?

The mother of a 6-month-old boy tells the nurse that her mother (the boy’s grandmother) keeps admonishing her to, “let the baby cry it out,” instead of calming the crying infant. The nurse advises the mother based on an understanding of which of Erikson’s developmental stages?