Course Syllabus Outline
Vocational Nursing
Course Title
VNSG 1133 Growth and Development
Course Length
Course Description
16 hours
Course Description: Study of the basic aspects of growth and
development throughout the life span. Focus on growth and
development of the individual's body, mind, and personality as
influenced by the environment.
End-of-Course Outcomes: Identify the stages of growth and
development throughout the life span; and list the factors which
influence growth and development.
Course Objectives
Students will apply this course content in the performance of
nursing care and integration of other course materials
Prerequisites
Required
Outside Work
Admission to the Vocational Nursing Program
Performance
Objectives
Explain the differences between growth, development, and
maturation
Not applicable—clock hour school
Recognize and read a growth chart for children
List factors that influence growth and development
Discuss the nursing implications of growth and development.
Discuss why knowledge of growth and development is essential
for nurses caring for children and their families.
List characteristics of growth and development and give examples
of each.
Discuss Maslow’s hierarchy of basic needs.
Compare the development theories of Erickson, Freud, and
Piaget.
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Identify growth and development milestones of the various age
ranges for infants, toddlers, preschool children, school age
children, adolescents, and adults
Textbooks
Instructional
Methods
Course Procedures
Growth and Development Across the Life Span
Leifer, Fleck (2nd Edition )
1. Lecture
2. Visual Aids
3. Group discussions
4. E-Global
5. Tutoring on campus
 There is a lot of material in the lecture notes. However, you
MUST read the chapters. You must read and critically
think about the information in the book and lecture notes.

You are responsible for the identified Key Terms. You will
have to turn them in, and expect to see the words on the
tests.

Your Final Exam will be comprehensive. It will include
material from day 1.

Exam makeup will follow established VGI procedures. See
the shools catalog and the Vocational Nursing Handbook
o Make up exams can occur in a format of the
instructor’s choice. Make-up exams may be multiple
choice, essay, fill in the blank or a combination of all.

No test grades will be dropped.

No extra credit work will be given.

It is the student’s responsibility to keep track of his/her
grades.

Assignments and projects must be turned in at the
scheduled time. Any late assignments or projects will
receive a zero grade.
Help is available through the email and during instructor
office hours.!
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
Challenging the instructor’s answer on the test: All
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challenges must be received by email on the day of the
test. The challenge must include the question, the
student’s perception of the correct answer and the page #
in the book where the answer is found. Challenge is on an
individual basis only. The test grade will be adjusted for
the student if the challenge is correct.

Valley Grande Institute rules apply to all students.
Students in the Vocational Nursing Program must also
comply with policies outlined in the Vocational Nursing
Student Handbook. Review your schools catalog and
student handbook!

Students with disabilities must be registered with the
disability services office in the counseling center before
program accommodations can be provided.
Method of
Evaluation
Quizzes
Examinations
Grading Scales
Examinations
55%
Quizzes
5%
Homework
5%
Final
35%
Academic Dishonesty: Each student is charged with notice and
knowledge of the contents and provisions of Valley Grande
Institute rules and regulations concerning student conduct. All
students shall obey the law, show respect for properly constituted
authority, and observe correct standards of conduct. Scholastic
dishonesty shall constitute a violation of these rules and
regulations and is punishable as prescribed by Board policies.
Scholastic dishonesty shall include, but not be limited to, cheating
on a test, plagiarism, and collusion. (See the Student Handbook
for further explanation of Scholastic Dishonesty.)
Additional
Information
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Course Delivery Schedule
Textbook/Chapters
Assignments
Exams/Quizzes
Key Terms
Growth and Development
Across the Lifespan
Liefer, Fleck (2nd Edition)
Week 1
Ch. 1 - Healthy People 2020
Be prepared for group discussions
for all chapters covered.
Week 2
Ch. 2 - Government Influences on
Health Care
GROUP DISCUSSION
Week 3
Ch. 3 - Cultural Considerations
Across the Lifespan and in Health
and Illness
GROUP DISCUSSION
Study Key Terms for Chapters 1 & 2
Homework 1:
Ch. 1: Do objectives, key terms and
review questions, pg.12
Ch. 2: Do objectives, *key terms and
review questions, pg. 26
E-mail your work via attachments
To access activities, quizzes, and
tests on Quia
Download:
Adobe Flash player
Java
Homework 2:
Ch. 3: Do objectives, key terms,
review questions,
Ch. 4: Do objectives 1-7, key terms,
and review questions
Ch. 2: * KEY Terms
Accreditation, HMOs, informed
consent, Medicaid, Medicare, nurse
practice acts, plan of care, scope of
practice, standard of care
Test #1
Exam
Chapter 1& 2
Study Key Terms for Chapter 3 & 4
Quiz #1: Ch. 3
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Week 4
Chapter 4
The Influence of Family on
Developing a Lifestyle
GROUP DISCUSSION
Homework 3:
Compare –
Erikson’s Stages of the Life
Cycle, Pg. 61, Table 5-2
Test #2
Exam
Chapter 3 & 4
Piaget’s Four Stages Pg. 62 Table
5-4
Vygotsky’s Language Pg. 64,
Table 5-5
Kohlberg’s Stages of Moral
Development, Pg. 67, Table 5-7
Week 5
Ch. 5 - Theories of Development
GROUP DISCUSSION
Week 6
Homework 4:
Ch. 5: Objectives 1-7 only, key
terms, except Electra anxiety, and
Oedipus complex
Ch. 6: Objective 2-7, review
questions
Ch. 6 - Prenatal Influences on
Healthy Development
Ch. 7 - The Infant
GROUP DISCUSSION
Study Key Terms for Chapters 5 & 6
Ch. 6: Key terms: chromosome,
dizygotic, dominant gene, fetus,
gestation, monozygotic, multifetal,
mutated, neonatal, viable
Test #3
Exam
Chapter 5 & 6
GROUP DISCUSSION
Week 7
Quiz #2: Ch. 5
Homework 5:
Ch.7: Objectives 1-4, 6 & 8, key
terms, review questions
Ch. 8: Objectives 1-5, 8-10,
Study Key Terms for Chapter 7 & 8
Quiz #3 Ch. 7
Ch. 7: Key terms – autonomy,
cephalocaudal, development, growth,
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Key terms, except dental caries,
oropharynx, pincer grasp
Week 8
Week 9
Ch. 8 - Early Childhood
Test # 4
GROUP DISCUSSION
Exam
Chapter 7 & 8
Ch. 9 - Middle Childhood
GROUP DISCUSSION
Week 10
Week 11
infant, nonverbal language, pincer
action, preverbal, receptive
Homework 6:
Ch. 9: Objectives 1-7, key terms,
review questions
Ch. 10: Objectives 1-6, 10, 14, key
terms, review questions
Quiz #4 Ch. 9
Ch. 10 - Adolescence
Test # 5
GROUP DISCUSSION
Exam
Chapter 9 & 10
Quiz # 5 Ch.11
Ch. 11 - Young Adulthood
GROUP DISCUSSION
Homework 7:
Ch. 11: Objectives 1-5, 9-12, key
terms, except exercise, intimate
partner violence, physical activity,
vaginal birth after cesarean, review
questions
Ch. 12: Objectives 1-4, 8, key terms,
review questions
Study Key Terms for Chapter 9 & 10
Study Key Terms for Chapter 11 &
12
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Week 12
Week 13
Ch. 12 - Middle Adulthood
Test # 6
GROUP DISCUSSION
Exam
Chapter 11 & 12
Ch. 13 - Late Adulthood
GROUP DISCUSSION
Week 14
Homework 8:
Ch. 13: Objectives 1-5, key terms,
review questions
Ch. 15: Objectives 1-7, 8, 13, key
terms, review questions
Ch. 15 - Planning for the End of
Life
Ch. 16 - Loss, Grief, and
Bereavement
Study Key Terms for Chapter 13 &
15
Test # 7
Exam
Chapter 13 & 15
GROUP DISCUSSION
Week 15
Quiz # 6 Ch. 13
Homework 9:
Ch. 16: Objectives 1-5, key terms,
review questions.
Quiz # 7 Ch. 16
Study key terms for Ch. 16
GROUP DISCUSSION
Week 16
FINAL EXAM
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM – 100
QUESTIONS
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