A nurse assesses a client's recent memory. Which client statement confirms that the client's remote memory is intact?
a. "A young girl wrapped in a shroud fell asleep on a bed of clouds."
b. "I was born on April 3, 1967, in Johnstown Community Hospital."
c. "Apple, chair, and pencil are the words you just stated."
d. "I ate oatmeal with wheat toast and orange juice for breakfast."
ANS: D
Asking clients about recent events that can be verified, such as what the client ate for breakfast, assesses the client's recent memory. The client's ability to make up a rhyme tests not memory, but rather a higher level of cognition. Asking clients about certain facts from the past that can be verified assesses remote or long-term memory. Asking the client to repeat words assesses the client's immediate memory.
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