Problem:
The office nurse is providing education to an adolescent patient. Which aspect related to cognitive development is important for the nurse to keep in mind when providing this education? The office nurse is providing education to an adolescent patient. Which aspect related to cognitive development is important for the nurse to keep in mind when providing this education? Young adolescents can anticipate later consequences of their actions. The brain is still maturing during adolescence, which affects cognitive processing. Once the patient is an older adolescent, he or she is no longer a concrete thinker. Adolescents and adults think the same way, so there is no need to change delivery of education.