Family Members Sit with an Older Patient and Listen While

question 15

Multiple Choice

Family members sit with an older patient and listen while he tells about a period of time when he was in the Army and lived with extended family in another state. What should the nurse identify as a characteristic of this patient's memories?

• A) They are fiction.
• B) They are based on facts.
• C) They are evidence of cognitive decline.
• D) They are based on the patient's belief system.

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