A Nurse Is Teaching the Staff About Development

question 25

Multiple Choice

A nurse is teaching the staff about development. Which information indicates the nurse needs to follow up?

• A) "Development proceeds in a cephalocaudal pattern."
• B) "Development proceeds in a proximal-distal pattern."
• C) "Development proceeds at a slower rate during the embryonic stage."
• D) "Development proceeds at a predictive rate from the moment of conception."

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