Following death, the nurse should elevate the head of the bed to
a. prevent loss of oral and gastric secretions
b. prevent rigor mortis
c. prevent discoloration in the face and head
d. prevent algor mortis
C
Liver mortis is the bluish purple discoloration that is a by-product of red blood cell destruction. This discoloration occurs in dependent areas of the body. The nurse should elevate the head to prevent discoloration from the pooling of blood. Rigor mortis is stiffening of the body that occurs 2 to 4 hours after death. Algor mortis occurs when the body temperature decreases with a resultant lack of skin elasticity.
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