Many aspects of nursing theory are based on developmental theories because human growth and development is believed to be
a. Erratic and difficult to predict.
b. An orderly predictive process.
c. An orderly process until adulthood.
d. Unpredictable during childhood.
B
Human growth and development is an orderly predictive process that begins with conception and continues through death. It is not erratic or difficult to predict. It does not stop at adulthood and is not unpredictable during childhood.
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