Are cognitive skills taught the same as procedural skills?
Cognitive skills Cognitive skills can be thought of as information that you want the patient to learn. This information may stand alone on its own, as in recognizing symptoms of peritonitis, or it may be connected with physical skills such as making a sterile connection. The cognitive lesson begins with the instructor once again stating the purpose of the lesson, how the new idea relates to other information that the patient already knows, and the expected outcome. The body of the lesson involves presenting information that the patient needs in order to perform the intended skill. For example, to recognize the symptoms of peritonitis, patients need information that would help them accomplish this task. Thinking about how to present the new information in a logical and meaningful way can present a challenge to new teachers. Remember to keep information simple and directed to the needs of the patient at that time. For example, you would not want to interrupt a lesson about how perform pe
