NURSING 1I02 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Electra Complex, Toilet Training, Peer Group
27 Nov 2016
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Week 11: growth and development theoretical & health considerations. Understanding growth and development (potter & perry, 2014, 310) Understanding typical growth and development helps nurses to predict, prevent and detect any changes from patients expected patterns. Develop approaches and programs that can enhance the developmental well-being of individuals. Helps (cid:374)urses to assess a(cid:374)d treat a patie(cid:374)t"s respo(cid:374)se to ill(cid:374)ess. Helps caregivers to plan appropriate individualized care for patients. Quantitative measureable aspect of an i(cid:374)di(cid:448)idual"s increase in physical measurements. Progressive and continuous process of change leading to increased skill and capacity to function. Result of interaction between biological and environmental influences. Changes are qualitative in nature and difficult to measure in exact units. Major factors that influence growth and development: potter & perry, 2014, 311. A theory is an organized, often observable, logical set of statements about a subject. Human development models are theories intended to account for how and why people develop.
