A 20-Month-Old Child Is a Client on the Paediatric Unit

question 23

Multiple Choice

A 20-month-old child is a client on the paediatric unit of a hospital. The nurse notices that this child is lagging in stage 6 of Piaget's phases of cognitive development. Which activity would indicate that this child is struggling at this stage?

• A) The child merely watches as the other children pretend-play.
• B) The child cries when the parents leave the unit.
• C) The child wants the same toy to sleep with during naptime and bedtime.
• D) The child does not cooperate with some of the treatments.

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