Human Growth & Development Course Introduction

Overview

Understanding normal Human Growth and Development can help you understand what it might mean when things aren’t going according to plan. In this course, we will discuss growth and development throughout the lifespan as well as how to help your patients navigate various life events based on their developmental stage. This is especially important for our hospitalized patients and learning how to navigate death and dying.

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

1. Discuss the most common developmental theories and their application to caring for patients
2. Discuss factors that influence growth and development
3. Discuss developmental considerations for hospitalization, death, and dying
4. Discuss major milestones for development of age groups from neonate through adolescence
5. Discuss major concepts of development for early, middle, and late adulthood