The pediatric nurse teaches the parents of a 3-month-old baby the principles of growth and development that will occur in their child's lifetime. Which statement accurately describes one of these principles?
A.
Each child progresses through predictable stages within a predictable timeframe.
B.
Growth and development begin in infancy and continue until the adult years.
C.
Growth refers to the ongoing process of adapting throughout the life span.
D.
Within each child, body systems develop at the same rate.
ANS: A
Growth refers to the continuous adjustment in the size of the child internally and externally. Development, on the other hand, refers to the ongoing process of adapting throughout the life span. Growth and development are continuous processes from conception to death. Although development advances in an orderly sequence, each child progresses through the predictable stages within a predictable timeframe. The established guidelines are only guidelines that have been developed through observation over time, and within each individual body systems develop at differing rates.
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