A nurse asks a patient to remember the following object, color, and address: pencil, red, and 15 Maple Street. After 15 minutes the nurse asks the patient to repeat the object, color, and address. The nurse is assessing:
a. judgment.
b. recent memory.
c. ability to abstract.
d. immediate recall.
B
Recent memory is tested when the patient is asked to recall several words 15 minutes after hearing them for the first time.
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a. same-sex peers in school and the neighborhood. b. siblings. c. pop stars and teen idols. d. grandparents, aunts, and uncles.
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