The nurse working on a pediatric unit is speaking to a child who is terminally ill. The child is describing her illness in terms of mutilation to her body. The nurse understands this to be representative of the development of which age group?

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Preschoolers often have a limited understanding of illness and may use terms such as mutilation to describe their bodily experiences. Adolescents may use more sophisticated language to describe their illness, while school-age children may have a better understanding of the medical terminology. Infants do not have the cognitive ability to understand illness or describe their bodily experiences.

The Nurse Working on a Pediatric Unit Is Speaking to a Child