When attempting to meet the needs of the family, the nurse recognizes

When attempting to meet the needs of the family, the nurse recognizes the central concept of the theory of family developmental stages is that:

1. Over time all families progress through developmental stages
2. Needs differ as the family progresses through the various stages
3. While each family is unique, they all tend to progress through similar stages
4. The family will progress only when all the challenges of a particular stage are met

ANSWER

ANS: 3
Although families are far from identical to one another, they tend to go through certain stages. Nursing care can be delivered based on the assumption that all families progress through similar stages that present comparable challenges.