If a physician orders a patient to be placed in reverse Trendelenburg's position, the nurse should place the bed:
a. on the floor.
b. parallel with the floor.
c. tilted with the head of the bed down.
d. tilted with the foot of the bed down.
D
The entire bed is tilted downward with the foot of the bed down when placing a patient in reverse Trendelenburg's position.
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