When developing a plan of care concerning growth and development for a hospitalized adolescent, what should the nurse do? (Select all that apply.)
a. Stick with one developmental theory for consistency.
b. Apply developmental theories when making observations of the individual's patterns of growth and development.
c. Compare the individual's assessment findings versus established normal findings.
d. Recognize his/her own moral developmental level.
e. Apply a unidimensional life span perspective.
ANS: B, C, D
No one theory successfully describes all the intricacies of human growth and development. Today's nurses need to be knowledgeable about several theoretical perspectives when working with patients. These theories form the basis for meaningful observation of an individual's pattern of growth and development. They provide important guidelines for an understanding of important human processes that allows the nurse to begin to predict human responses, not medical diagnoses, and to recognize deviations from the norm. Recognizing your own moral developmental level is essential in separating your own beliefs from those of others when helping patients with their moral decision-making process. Growth and development, as supported by a life span perspective, is multidimensional.
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