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Nursing Care of Preschoolers

The nurse observes that a 4-year-old child is having difficulty relating with some of the children in the playroom. What does the nurse identify is the reason that this problem is not unexpected with preschoolers?

ExplanationD. It is common for 4-year-old children to boast and exaggerate and to be impatient, noisy, and selfish. A. More advanced, cooperative play is expected of 4-year-old children. B. This is unusual for 4-year-old children, since they are striving toward more initiative and less dependence. C. The toddler’s tendency toward tantrums and negativism should have waned by 4 years of age.