The nurse is reinforcing teaching with an older patient. When interacting with the patient the nurse should recognize which effect of aging on short- and long-term memory?
a. Both types of memory are retrieved more easily with aging.
b. Short-term memory is slightly more difficult to retrieve with aging.
c. Short-term memory is retrieved more easily than long-term memory.
d. Long-term memory is retrieved more easily than short-term memory.
ANS: D
D. Long-term memory retrieval is easier in old age than short-term memory retrieval. A. Both types of memory are not retrieved easily with aging. B. C. Assist the patient having short-term memory problems by using written lists, visual cues, and other memory-enhancing systems to strengthen short-term memory skills.
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