Nurse’s verbal cue/client Assessment technique Appropriate verbal cue for each
instruction assessment technique
Please repeat, “No ifs, ands, or Repetition Please repeat, “No ifs, ands, or
buts.” buts.”
“Joe, can you tell me where you Orientation “Joe, can you tell me where you
are?” are?”
“Joe, what would you do if a car Judgment and reasoning “Joe, what would you do if a car
was speeding toward you?” was speeding toward you?”
“I’m going to say three words and Immediate recall “I’m going to say three words and
then I would like you to repeat then I would like you to repeat
them back to me. Dog, plant, them back to me. Dog, plant,
apple.” apple.”
“Joe, can you tell me what high Remote memory “Joe, can you tell me what high
school you attended?” school you attended?”
“I’m going to show you four Recent memory “I’m going to show you four
objects and then we’ll discuss objects and then we’ll discuss
them again later in our visit.” them again later in our visit.”
“What is the sum of 2+2?”
“Can you please follow my finger
using only your eyes?”
instruction assessment technique
Please repeat, “No ifs, ands, or Repetition Please repeat, “No ifs, ands, or
buts.” buts.”
“Joe, can you tell me where you Orientation “Joe, can you tell me where you
are?” are?”
“Joe, what would you do if a car Judgment and reasoning “Joe, what would you do if a car
was speeding toward you?” was speeding toward you?”
“I’m going to say three words and Immediate recall “I’m going to say three words and
then I would like you to repeat then I would like you to repeat
them back to me. Dog, plant, them back to me. Dog, plant,
apple.” apple.”
“Joe, can you tell me what high Remote memory “Joe, can you tell me what high
school you attended?” school you attended?”
“I’m going to show you four Recent memory “I’m going to show you four
objects and then we’ll discuss objects and then we’ll discuss
them again later in our visit.” them again later in our visit.”
“What is the sum of 2+2?”
“Can you please follow my finger
using only your eyes?”
