Practice Question
Which assessment notation describes a client’s level of consciousness?
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Correct Answer:
“Client was alert and oriented to person, time and place during the assessment.”
Rationale:
🔵 Assessment of a client’s level of consciousness (LOC) involves determining their awareness and responsiveness to the environment, including orientation to person, place, and time.
🔵 Documenting that a client is alert and oriented to person, time, and place (A&O x3) provides a clear, standardized, and clinically recognized notation for LOC.
🔵 This documentation helps the healthcare team monitor neurological status, detect changes, and guide interventions promptly.
🔵 Other notations, such as recalling events, logical responses, or inattentiveness, describe aspects of memory, cognition, or attention, but do not directly quantify the client’s level of consciousness.
🔵 Accurate LOC assessment is essential for neurological monitoring, safety, and communication among care providers.
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Question Details
- Category: RN Nursing Exam(s)
- Subcategory: ATI Exam(s)
- Domain: Health Assessment
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