alert and oriented x4

adjective

The fourth notation in the Alert & Oriented (A&O) assessment to determine a person's level of consciousness; used to designate that a person is fully alert; they know who they are, where they are, what time it is, and what is happening to them.

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Meanings

adjective

alternative AOx4

  1. medicineThe fourth notation in the Alert & Oriented (A&O) assessment to determine a person's level of consciousness; used to designate that a person is fully alert; they know who they are, where they are, what time it is, and what is happening to them.
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