Describe the major stages of growth and developmental abilities.

Description should include

  • life stages
  • physical development
  • emotional development
  • mental development
  • social development
  • Maslow’s hierarchy of needs.

Refer to Unit VI in Nurse Aide Curriculum Links to an external site., Virginia Board of Nursing, Virginia Department of Health Professions, 2018.

Process/Skill Questions:

  • How are general patterns of growth and development explained?
  • What are the adjustment periods of each group?
  • How would a CNA prioritize nursing care based upon Maslow’s Motivational Theory of Basic Needs?