A nurse is assessing an older school-age child recently admitted to the hospital. Which assessment indicates that the child is in an appropriate stage of cognitive development?
a. The child's addition and subtraction ability
b. The child's ability to classify
c. The child's vocabulary
d. The child's play activity
B
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A Subtraction and addition are appropriate cognitive activities for the young
school-age child.
B The ability to classify things from simple to complex and the ability to identify
differences and similarities are cognitive skills of the older school-age child; this
demonstrates use of classification and logical thought processes.
C Vocabulary is not as valid an assessment of cognitive ability as is the child's
ability to classify.
D Play activity is not as valid an assessment of cognitive function as is the child's
ability to classify.
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