alert and oriented x1

adjective

The first notation in the Alert & Oriented (A&O) assessment to determine a person's level of consciousness; used to designate that a person knows who they are but not where they are, what time it is, or what is happening to them.

Meanings

adjective

alternative AOx1

  1. medicineThe first notation in the Alert & Oriented (A&O) assessment to determine a person's level of consciousness; used to designate that a person knows who they are but not where they are, what time it is, or what is happening to them.
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