A nurse asks a 15-year-old boy to think of an explanation for a simple puzzle. When he is unable to come up with any answer at all, the nurse recognizes that he may not yet have successfully mastered which of Piaget's levels of cognitive development?
a. Sensorimotor
b. Preoperational
c. Concrete operations
d. Formal operations
ANS: D
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a. limit to one drink per day for females b. limit to two drinks per day for females c. limit to three drinks per day for males d. there is no limit recommended by any organization
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A. Midline catheter B. Short peripheral catheter C. Peripherally inserted central catheter D. Nontunneled percutaneous central catheter
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a. 2.5 cm (1 inch) b. 0.6 cm (1/4 inch) c. 1.3 cm (1/2 inch) d. 5.1 cm (2 inches)
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