10 Common Symptoms of Pneumonia. If youâve been fortunate enough to go through life without ever catching pneumonia, then you have been given quite a gift. Most obtain the disease by being in a hospital, but millions of other patients develop it courtesy of the streptococcus bacteria.
The Three Domains of Learning. Learning occurs in three domains: cognitive, affective, and psychomotor. When developing a teaching plan for the patient, the nurse must consider each domain. The cognitive domain refers to intellectual activities such as thought, recall, decision making, and drawing conclusions.
Paul Fitts (1964; Fitts & Posner, 1967) has proposed three stages (or phases) of learning: the cognitive, associative, and autonomous stages (see table 1.1).The cognitive stage is characterized by the learnerâs trying to figure out what exactly needs to be done.