🩺 Nursing Question of the Day
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Added on Dated 08.08.2026.
📝 Today’s Question:
The nurse is evaluating the developmental level of a 2-year-old. Which does the nurse expect to observe in this child?
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👶 Developmental Milestone at 2 Years
✅ Answer: (B) Uses a cup to drink
📖 What is a Developmental Milestone?
Developmental = Related to growth and skill development.
Milestone = A skill that most children achieve around a particular age.
👉 Developmental milestones help nurses determine whether a child’s motor, language, social, and self-care skills are appropriate for age.
🥤 Why is Option (B) Correct?
By about 2 years of age, a child is expected to become increasingly independent with eating and drinking.
- ✔ Can drink from a cup
- ✔ Can use a spoon
- ✔ Can feed self with increasing skill
- ✔ Can begin using a fork with improving coordination
👉 Therefore, using a cup to drink is an expected self-care skill for a 2-year-old.
❌ Why Other Options Are Less Appropriate?
(A) Uses a fork to eat
⚠️ A 2-year-old may begin using a fork, but the skill is still developing. Drinking independently from a cup is the clearer expected milestone.
(C) Pours own milk into a cup
❌ Requires greater coordination, strength, and judgment and is generally expected at a later age.
(D) Uses a knife for cutting food
❌ Cutting food safely with a knife requires more advanced fine-motor coordination and is not an expected independent skill at age 2.
📝 Self-Care Skills by Age
| Age | Example Skill |
|---|---|
| 1 year | Drinks from a cup with assistance |
| 2 years | Drinks independently from a cup |
| 3 years | Uses utensils with better coordination |
| 4–5 years | More independent with pouring and cutting tasks |
🥤 2 years → Cup drinking
🍴 Fork skills are developing
🥛 Pouring and 🔪 cutting require more advanced coordination
📌 Exam Tip: When assessing a 2-year-old, look for increasing independence in basic self-care. Drinking from a cup is an expected milestone. Remember that developmental milestones represent typical ranges, not rigid deadlines for every child.
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