Background: It is true that the success of the individual in his every-day business,
profession, trade or other occupation depends very materially upon the possession of a good
memory. Aim of the present study was to assess nursing teaching staff's memory and its
relation to their performance, achievement motivation and meaning of life in Zagazig
University. Research design: A descriptive correlation design was selected in carrying out
this study. Setting: The present study was conducted at faculty of nursing in Zagazig
University. Sample: A purposive sample consisted of all nursing teaching staff working at
faculty of nursing in Zagazig University during data collection. Tools used to collect the data
were; Socio-demographic data sheet, performance scale, Memory assessment clinic s-self
rating scale, Achievement motivation scale and Meaning of life scale. Results of the present
study showed that there was a highly positive statistical significant correlation between
memory and performance while there was a highly negative statistical significant correlation
between memory and meaning of life, but there wasn't not any correlation between memory
and achievement motivation. Conclusion: It was concluded that memory was positively
correlated with performance and negatively correlated with meaning of life; while memory
wasn't correlated with achievement motivation. Recommendations: The study recommended
that a training program for demonstrators to enhance their memory and guidelines of how to
deal with memory problems according to the organizational hierarchy should be conducted.