Which of the following is categorized as a psychomotor outcome?
A) Within 2 days of teaching, the patient's wife will demonstrate abdominal dressing change.
B) Within 1 week of attending class, the patient will have cut smoking from 20 to 10 cigarettes per day.
C) The patient will verbalize understanding of need to continue to take medications as prescribed.
D) The patient's skin will remain smooth, moist, and without breakdown or ulceration.

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Psychomotor outcomes are related to physical abilities and skills. In this case, the ability to perform an abdominal dressing change is a physical skill and hence falls under psychomotor outcome. The other options relate to knowledge, attitude or physiological changes and do not involve physical abilities or skills.

Which of the Following Is Categorized as a Psychomotor Outcome