Growth and Development

Question 1

Growth

Answer 1

Increase in size. Quantitive

Question 2

Development

Answer 2

PROGRESSIVE QUALITATIVE GROWTH

Question 3

Maturation

Answer 3

Fully grown/developed, learning more through life experiences

Question 4

General principles of growth and development

Answer 4

No obsolutes, No one is the same
Process is usually orderly, sequential, continuous
patterned
Challenges comes at different ages
Some stages are more critical than others

Question 5

Erickson’s theory for nursing

Answer 5

Assess client as individual
Be knowledgeable of all the stages
Be flexible on age and stage difference in clients
Anticipate regression in times if illness or crisis
Be accepting and supportive
Retain-Behaviors of past stage, Attain some goals at this stage and Begin some behaviors of next stage
Support good family relationships
Encourage Health promotion activities at each sstage

Question 6

Implications of Maslow for nursing

Answer 6

All human have needs
Lower level needs must be addressed before
A person is motivated by all 5 categories at one time
Meeting needs is dynamic
Physical needs takes priority over psychosocial
Doesn’t mean that one need must be resolved before working on another