A client has just returned from having surgery, and sulfahexafluoride gas was used intraocularly. How does the nurse position the client?
a. Completely supine, with sandbags beside the head
b. On the nonoperative side in the Trende-lenburg position
c. On the operative side in the Trendelenburg position
d. On the abdomen, with the affected eye up
D
Sulfahexafluoride gas has a lower specific gravity than the vitreous humor. It will float to the highest position. The client should be positioned so that the gas will float up and against the newly reattached retina. The other positions are incorrect after this procedure.
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