During an examination, a nurse asks a 5-year-old child to repeat his address. The nurse most likely is evaluating:
1. Recent memory.
2. Language development.
3. Remote memory.
4. Social skill development.
3
Rationale:
1. To evaluate recent memory, the nurse would have the child name something and then ask him to name it again in 10–15 minutes.
2. Listening to how the child talks and his sentence structure helps evaluate his language development.
3. Asking children to remember addresses, phone numbers, and dates helps assess remote memory development.
4. Assessing how the child interacts with others helps evaluate social skill development.
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