The nurse knows that a priority reason for being knowledgeable about biophysical developmental theories is to
A) Understand how the physical body grows.
B) Predict definite patterns of cognitive development.
C) Anticipate how patients' social behaviors develop.
D) Describe the process of psychological development.

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Biophysical development refers to how our physical bodies grow and change.Nurses and other health care providers are able to quantify and compare the changes that occur as a newborn infant grows into adulthood against established norms to detect abnormalities.Biophysical development refers to physical growth,not cognitive development,social behaviors,or psychological development.

The Nurse Knows That a Priority Reason for Being Knowledgeable