Which assessment question helps assess immediate memory?
A) "How did you get to the hospital today?"
B) "Can you repeat the numbers 2, 7, 9 for me?"
C) "Do you Knowledge the three items I mentioned earlier?"
D) "What was your birth date including the year?"

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The nurse can assess immediate memory by asking the patient to repeat a series of three numbers and gradually increasing the length of the series until the patient cannot repeat the series correctly.The nurse can assess recent memory by asking the patient how he got to the hospital or by asking the patient to repeat three items what the nurse had mentioned earlier in the examination.The nurse can assess remote memory by asking the patient his birth date or the date of a significant historical event.

Which Assessment Question Helps Assess Immediate Memory