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cartlidgeashley · **on:** Jul 11, 2018

A 5-year-old who has an imaginary friend with whom he converses frequently is displaying characteristics consistent with Piaget's:

a. operational stage.
b. preoperational stage.
c. formal operations stage.
d. concrete operations stage.

Question 2

The nurse reassures a patient that most acute pain is intense and of short duration, usually lasting:

a. 1 week.
b. less than 6 months.
c. at least 9 months.
d. more than 1 year.

spencer.martell · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 11, 2018

Answer to Question 1

B
Piaget's preoperational stage describes the preschooler as imaginative and egocentric, believing in magical thinking.

Answer to Question 2

B
Acute pain lasts less than 6 months.