A nurse manager teaches a group of newly hired pediatric unit staff members. She said that from a nurse's knowledge of preschoolers, a nurse can predict that a four-year-old child's reaction to illness and hospitalization may be characterized by:

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She said that from a nurse's knowledge of preschoolers, a nurse can predict that a four-year-old child's reaction to illness and hospitalization may be characterized by being out of control, regressing to over dependency, and fearing bodily mutilation. Piaget's preoperational stage focuses on egocentricity and concrete thoughts and Freud's phallic stage supports this response.

A Nurse Manager Teaches a Group of Newly Hired Pediatric