A nursing student is assisting the school nurse with a middle school health fair. The student does height and weight assessments on the students. As the nursing student assess them, the student observes that the students are able to use deductive reasoning and think in abstract ways. According to Piaget, in what development stage are they?
A) Genital
B) Identity versus role confusion
C) Formal operational
D) Gender role acceptance

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The ability to think in abstract ways and use deductive reasoning is characteristic of the formal operational stage, which occurs in adolescence and beyond. The other options listed do not align with Piaget's stages of cognitive development.

A Nursing Student Is Assisting the School Nurse with a Middle