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Rosie Plascencia
on Oct 11, 2024
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Nurses need to provide competent care to young and middle-aged adult patients.Why must nurses be knowledgeable about developmental theories to care for this group? (Select all that apply. )
A) These theories provide nurses with a basis for understanding the life events and developmental tasks of young and middle-aged adults.
B) It is important to understand societal structures and roles because they have not changed in the past 20 or 30 years.
C) Patients present challenges to nurses,many of whom are young or middle-aged adults coping with the demands of their respective developmental period.
D) Nurses need to recognize the needs of their patients even if they are not experiencing the same challenges and events.
Developmental Theories
The body of theories that attempt to explain the processes, mechanisms, and patterns of growth and change in human behavior and abilities over the course of life.
Societal Structures
The organized pattern of social relationships and social institutions that together constitute society.
Developmental Tasks
The skills and milestones that individuals are expected to achieve at certain stages in their life, according to psychological theories.
- Apply knowledge of developmental theories in patient care.
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Learning Objectives
- Apply knowledge of developmental theories in patient care.