A 20-Month-Old Child Is a Client on the Paediatric Unit

Multiple Choice

A 20-month-old child is a client on the paediatric unit of a hospital. The nurse notices that this child is lagging in stage 6 of Piaget's phases of cognitive development. Which activity would indicate that this child is struggling at this stage?

A) The child merely watches as the other children pretend-play.
B) The child cries when the parents leave the unit.
C) The child wants the same toy to sleep with during naptime and bedtime.
D) The child does not cooperate with some of the treatments.