The Nurse Is Reinforcing Teaching for an Older Patient

The nurse is reinforcing teaching for an older patient. The nurse recognizes when interacting with the patient that aging has which of the following effects on short-term and long-term memory?

A) Short-term memory is retrieved more easily than long-term memory.
B) Short-term memory is slightly more difficult to retrieve with aging.
C) Both types of memory are retrieved more easily with aging.
D) Long-term memory is retrieved more easily than short-term memory.