The patient has undergone a lumbar puncture. The nurse places the patient in which position for up to 12 hours to avoid discomfort from postpuncture spinal headache?
a. Supine
b. Lateral
c. Sims'
d. Prone
D
The nurse should place the patient in the prone position and keep in reclining position for 12 hours.
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A) Join the America Nurses Association (ANA). B) Join the National Student Nurses Association (NSNA). C) Read the Nurse Practice Act. D) Use the Internet to obtain information.
A woman who has recently given birth complains of pain and tenderness in her leg. On physical examination, the nurse notices warmth and redness over an enlarged, hardened area. The nurse should suspect:
a. Disseminated intravascular coagulation. b. von Willebrand disease. c. Thrombophlebitis. d. Coagulopathies.
When a nurse is practicing the attending stage of listening he is focused on (select all that apply)
A. His upcoming meal break B. The speaker's verbal message C. The kink in the IV tubing D. The speaker's nonverbal language
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