An example of a cognitive nursing skill is: 1. Providing a soothing b

An example of a cognitive nursing skill is:

1. Providing a soothing bed bath
2. Communicating with the client and family
3. Giving an injection to the client per the physician’s orders
4. Recognizing the potential complications of a blood transfusion

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Cognitive skills involve the application of nursing knowledge. Understanding normal and ab-normal physiological and psychological responses is a cognitive skill, as in recognizing the poten-tial complications of a blood transfusion. Providing a soothing bed bath involves both interper-sonal skills and psychomotor skills. The nurse who provides a soothing bed bath is expressing a level of caring that is an interpersonal skill. The nurse who provides a soothing bed bath is also using a psychomotor skill in performing the bed bath correctly. Communicating with the client and family is an example of an interpersonal skill. Giving an injection to the client is a psycho-motor skill.