A nurse delegates a position change to a nursing assistive personnel. The nurse instructs the NAP to place the patient in the lateral position. Which finding by the nurse indicates a correct outcome?
a. Patient is lying on side.
b. Patient is lying on back.
c. Patient is lying semiprone.
d. Patient is lying on abdomen.
ANS: A
In the side-lying (or lateral) position the patient rests on the side with the major portion of body weight on the dependent hip and shoulder. Patients in the supine position rest on their backs. Sims' position is semiprone. The patient in the prone position lies face or chest down on the abdomen.
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