A nurse is presenting weekly prenatal classes for pregnant teens who are at risk for having low birth weight babies.
An example of a long-term outcomes for this program is:

According to Bloom’s taxonomy, the cognitive domain addresses intellectual skills such as knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation.

Choice A is not the correct answer because communication skills are not specifically addressed in the cognitive domain of Bloom’s taxonomy.

Choice B is not the correct answer because attitudes and values are addressed in the affective domain of Bloom’s taxonomy, not the cognitive domain.

Choice C is not the correct answer because physical skills are addressed in the psychomotor domain of Bloom’s taxonomy, not the cognitive domain.

The verb “identify” is the most appropriate to use in a learning objective that will measure the patient’s level of “understanding” of signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia (low blood sugar).

This verb corresponds to the cognitive level of understanding or comprehension, which focuses on the ability to grasp or construct meaning from material.

1. Inject is incorrect because it does not correspond to the cognitive level of understanding or comprehension.
2. Design is incorrect because it does not correspond to the cognitive level of understanding or comprehension.
3. Develop is incorrect because it does not correspond to the cognitive level of understanding or comprehension.