How do I document A&O status of nonverbal patient?

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I have to do a paper on a patient who has had a stroke and is nonverbal. He attempts to point at images to communicate, but is not always successful. But he does respond to verbal commands with his unaffected side. How do document his A&O and LOC? Any advice is helpful! 

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The 'A' part of A&O should be pretty easy to figure out.  As for the O part--is he able to communicate in any way?  If so, would you be able to test him on the various spheres of orientation without him actually speaking answers?

While it is easy just to be able to say A&Ox3, it is more than just a "check box" type of assessment.

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