What it means
Read it from context. Most often it means level of consciousnessLEV-ul uv KON-shus-nisHow awake, alert and aware of their surroundings a person is.Full entry , how awake and aware a person is, as in "LOC: alert and oriented ×4". In a history of an injury or a fall, "LOC" or "+LOC" can mean loss of consciousness, a time when the person was knocked out.
For the nurse
When charting, write the words out if the meaning could be unclear, especially "no loss of consciousness" versus "level of consciousness".
Related terms
level of consciousness
How awake, alert and aware of their surroundings a person is.
Glasgow Coma Scale
A scoring tool that rates a person's level of consciousness by their eye opening, verbal response and movement, from 3 to 15.