The student nurse must accurately perform a sterile dressing change before completing a unit of the course. This student is being evaluated on which of the following?
1. Technical skill
2. Cognitive skill
3. Interpersonal skill
4. Academic skill
Correct Answer: 1
Rationale 1: Technical skills are "hands-on" skills such as manipulating equipment, giving injections, bandaging, moving, lifting, and repositioning clients. These skills can also be called tasks, procedures, or psychomotor skills.
Rationale 2: Cognitive skills are intellectual skills that involve problem solving, decision making, critical thinking, and creativity.
Rationale 3: Interpersonal skills are necessary for all nursing activities: caring, comforting, advocating, referring, counseling, and supporting, to name a few.
Rationale 4: Academic skills would fall under the category of cognitive skills.
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