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Nursing Care of School-Age Children

The school nurse is planning to teach a class about nutrition. Which age group will be most receptive to this information?

ExplanationB. Eight-year-old children are beginning to achieve a sense of industry and accomplishment. They are in Piaget’s stage of concrete operations wherein they are able to use their thought processes to experience actions. Their growing independence enables them to make decisions based on what they have learned. A. Six-year-old children are just beginning to experience the developmental goals of the school-age child. They are not ready to make choices based upon what they have learned. C. Preadolescents are beginning to assert their independence and probably will rebel if taught what they should eat. D. Adolescents need to conform to their peer group. What is learned in a nutrition class probably will be ignored in favor of preestablished preferences.