A community health nurse is preparing a teaching program for a group of elementary school-aged children about substance abuse awareness. The nurse would implement strategies that address which cognitive phase of development for this age group of students?

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Elementary school-aged children would most likely be in the concrete operations stage of cognitive development where the child can solve concrete problems and recognize others' viewpoints. The preconceptual stage would apply to children between the ages of 2 and 4 years when language development is rapid and everything is related to "me." The intuitive thought stage would apply to children between the ages of 4 and 7 years when egocentric thinking diminishes and words are used to express thoughts. Formal operations stage would apply to adolescents when the child uses rational thinking and can develop ideas from general principles and apply them to future situations.

A Community Health Nurse Is Preparing a Teaching Program for a Group