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When would you placed a patient in trendelenburg position?
when your patients blood pressure is low.
When should conscious patients not be placed in the recovery position?
Conscious patients should not be placed in the recovery position if they have a suspected spinal injury, as this could exacerbate any potential damage. Additionally, if the patient is experiencing severe respiratory distress or if they are vomiting and unable to protect their airway, alternative measures may be necessary. In cases of cardiac arrest, immediate CPR should take precedence over positioning. Lastly, if the patient is unresponsive but breathing adequately, they should be placed in the recovery position to maintain an open airway.
What position is placed for proctoscopy?
The patient usually is placed in the left lateral decubitus position for proctoscopy.
What is the prognosis for immunocompromised patients with toxoplasmosis?
The disease can be fatal to all immunocompromised patients, especially AIDS patients, and particularly if not treated. As a result, immunocompromised patients are typically placed on anti-toxoplasmosis drugs for the rest of their lives.
What should be placed on all thermometers to prevent contamination among patients?
plastic
What treatment will meningitis patients who develop seizures be placed under?
Patients who develop seizures will require medications to halt the seizures and prevent their return.
Name the instrument placed in heart patients to initiate heart beat?
An artificial pacemaker
What is physical positioning?
Physical position is where items are placed.
What is the position in which fossils and rocks are placed in strata?
sideways
What is a 30 degree lateral position?
30 degree lateral position referrs to the angle of a person's hips and/or shoulders in relation to the bed. Nursing practice historically focuses on pressure ulcer prevention by repositioning patients every two hours. Originally patients were positioned in a 90 degree lateral sidelying position. It was found this placed undue pressure on shoulder joints and the trochanter (hip joint). In a 30 degree lateral position the weight of the person resting upon the mattress is on the muscle pad of the upper buttock and is less likely to result in a pressure ulcer.
What position will the adult patient be placed to undergo tonsillectomy under local anesthesia?
sitting position
What position should you place a victim with adominal wound?
They should be placed on there back. (The supine position)
