Chapter 19: Positioning Clients

4. supine, with the residual limb supported with pillows

A client has just returned to a nursing unit after an above-knee amputation of the right leg. The nurse should place the client in which position? 1. prone 2. reverse trendelenburg's 3. supine, with the residual limb flat on the bed 4. supine, with the residual limb supported with pillows

2. Lying in bed on the unaffected side

A client is being prepared for a thoracentesis. The nurse should assist the client to which position for the procedure? 1. Lying in bed on the affected side 2. Lying in bed on the unaffected side 3. Sims position with the HOB flat 4. Prone with the head turned to the side and supported by a pillow

. bed rest with elevation of the affected extremity

The nurse creates a plan of care for a client with deep vein thrombosis. Which client position or activity in the plan should be included? 1. Out-of-bed activities as desired 2. bed rest with affected extremity kept flat 3. bed rest with elevation of the affected extremity 4. bed rest with the affected extremity in a dependent position

1. Left sims position

The nurse is administering a cleansing enema to a client with a fecal impaction. Before administering the enema, the nurse should place the client in which position? 1. Left sims position 2. right sims position 3. on the left side of the body, with the HOB elevated 45 degrees 4. on the right side of the body, with the HOB elevated 45 degrees

1. 30-45 degree elevation of HOB

The nurse is caring for a client following a craniotomy, in which a large tumor was removed from the left side. In which position can the nurse safely place the client? 1. 30-45 degree elevation of HOB 2. trendelenburg 3. reverse trendelenburg 4. supine

2. on the nonoperative side with the legs abducted

The nurse is caring for a client who is 1 day postoperative for a total hip replacement. Which is the best position in which the nurse should place the client? 1. side-lying on the operative side 2. on the nonoperative side with the legs abducted 3. side-lying with the affected leg internally rotated 4. side-lying with the affected leg externally rotated

2. elevate and immobilize the grafted extremity

The nurse is caring for a client with a severe burn who is scheduled for an autograft to be placed on the lower extremity. The nurse creates a postoperative plan of care for the client and should include which intervention in the plan? 1. Maintain the client in a prone position 2. elevate and immobilize the grafted extremity 3. maintain the grafted extremity in a flat position 4. keep the grafted extremity covered with a blanket

4. bed rest with head elevation no greater than 30 degrees

The nurse is preparing to care for a client who has returned to the nursing unit following cardiac catheterization performed through the femoral vessel. The nurse checks the HCP's prescription and plans to allow which client position or activity following the procedure? 1. Bed rest in high fowler's position 2. bed rest with bathroom privileges only 3. bed rest with head elevation at 60 degrees 4. bed rest with head elevation no greater than 30 degrees

3. high fowler's

The nurse is preparing to insert an NG tube into a client. The nurse should place the client in which position for insertion? 1. right side 2. low fowler's 3. high fowler's 4. supine with the head flat

1. "I should sleep on my left side"

The nurse is providing instructions to a client and the family regarding home care after right eye cataract removal. Which statement by the client would indicate an understanding of the instructions? 1. "I should sleep on my left side" 2. "I should sleep on my right side" 3. "I should sleep with my head flat" 4. "I should not wear my glasses at any time"