While teaching a preschool-age child how to do postoperative exercises, the nurse recalls that the child will "center" on information. What impact does this have on the child's learning?

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Preschool children "center" or notice only one characteristic of an object. This can limit their ability to learn all aspects of care or more than one method of doing something on any one day. This does not mean that the child will only learn the middle of the procedure. This does not mean that information will not be retained for longer than a week. This also does not mean that the child will need printed material to understand the teaching.

While Teaching a Preschool-Age Child How to Do Postoperative Exercises