A review of the literature on orientation as an indicator of level of consciousness

Journal of Nursing Scholarship

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 159-164

  Alverzo, Joan P ^a,b  

^a KESSLER INSTITUTE FOR REHABILITATION   (United States)

^b KESSLER FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Awareness; Cognition; Consciousness; Levels of consciousness; Neurological assessment; Orientation; Temporal orientation

Indexed keywords

CONSCIOUSNESS; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; HUMAN; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NURSING; NURSING DIAGNOSIS; ORIENTATION; REVIEW;

CONSCIOUSNESS; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDERS; HUMANS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NURSING DIAGNOSIS; ORIENTATION;

EID: 33646745353     PISSN: 15276546     EISSN: 15475069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1547-5069.2006.00094.x     Document Type: Review

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