The nurse is changing the position of a person with flaccid paralysis. The priority action will be:
a. to change joint position.
b. not to use a footboard.
c. to move only from side to side, not supine.
d. to refrain from using pillows to keep the patient in place.
A
Frequent changes in joint position reduces the incidence of ankylosis.
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