When caring for clients, the nurse recognizes that which of the follow

QUESTION

When caring for clients, the nurse recognizes that which of the following statements is true related to developmental level?

a. Developmental level affects only teaching strategies.
b. All clients are at the beginning level of the learning spectrum.
c. Developmental learning capacity is always age related.
d. Social and emotional development does not always parallel cognitive maturity.

ANSWER:

ANS: D
Social and emotional development does not always parallel cognitive maturity. Developmental level affects both teaching strategies and subject content. Clients are at all levels of the learning spectrum with regard to their social, emotional, and cognitive development. Developmental learning capacity is not always age related.