A nurse is developing a teaching plan for the parents of a newborn. When describing the neurologic development of a newborn to his parents, the nurse would explain that the development occurs in which fashion?
A) Head-to-toe
B) Lateral-to-medial
C) Outward-to-inward
D) Distal-to-caudal
A
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Neurologic development follows a cephalocaudal (head-to-toe) and proximal–distal (center to outside) pattern.
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