What response should the nurse give a nursing student who asks why a patient with respiratory failure is being placed in the prone position?
A) "The prone position reduces ventilation-perfusion matching."
B) "The prone position reduces functional residual capacity."
C) "The prone position reduces V-Q matching."
D) "The prone position improves oxygenation."
D) "The prone position improves oxygenation."
Explanation: A) Positioning an individual in a decubitus upright or prone position facilitates breathing. Prone positioning improves the functional residual capacity, drainage of secretion, and V-Q matching and may improve oxygenation.
B) Positioning an individual in a decubitus upright or prone position facilitates breathing. Prone positioning improves the functional residual capacity, drainage of secretion, and V-Q matching and may improve oxygenation.
C) Positioning an individual in a decubitus upright or prone position facilitates breathing. Prone positioning improves the functional residual capacity, drainage of secretion, and V-Q matching and may improve oxygenation.
D) Positioning an individual in a decubitus upright or prone position facilitates breathing. Prone positioning improves the functional residual capacity, drainage of secretion, and V-Q matching and may improve oxygenation.
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