The nurse is planning to assess new memory with a patient. Which is the best way for the nurse to do this?

A) Administer the FACT test.
B) Ask him to describe his first job.
C) Give him the Four Unrelated Words Test.
D) Ask him to describe what television show he was watching before coming to the clinic.

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jessica harley · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : C, Explanation :  To assess new memory, the nurse should ask questions that can be corroborated, which screens for the occasional person who confabulates or makes up answers to fill in the gaps of memory loss. The Four Unrelated Words Test tests the person's ability to lay down new memories and is a highly sensitive and valid memory test. The FACT test, describing his first job, or describing the television show he was watching before coming to the clinic, does not test new memory.

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