Highlights
- •Pediatric developmental checklists were updated in early 2022.
- •Evidence-informed developmental checklist discourages a wait-and-see approach and facilitates clinical judgment.
- •Open-ended questions are provided to prompt conversations with providers.
- •Checklists for 15- and 30-month children are added.
- •Percentage of children able to achieve a milestone changed from 50% to 75%.
Abstract
Pediatric developmental surveillance is a standard of care and is expected at routine
health supervision visits. The Learn the Signs. Act Early checklists, developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, are widely
used milestone checklists that aid providers in pediatric developmental surveillance.
In early 2022, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Academy
of Pediatrics revised the checklists due to deficiencies uncovered during the previous
15 years of use. Goals of this revision include ensuring the milestone checklists
are evidence-informed, clarify when most children can be expected to reach a milestone,
and facilitate clinical judgment.
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Biography
Both authors are at the College of Health Sciences, School of Nursing, Tennessee State University, Nashville. Kyli Whitehead, DNP, CPNP-PC, is an associate professor and can be contacted at [email protected]
Biography
Courtney Nyange, DNP, RN, CNE, is a professor.
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Publication history
Published online: October 02, 2022
Footnotes
In compliance with standard ethical guidelines, the authors report no relationships with business or industry that would pose a conflict of interest.
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