The nurse recognizes that utilizing the prone position to enhance oxygenation in a patient with acute respiratory distress syndrome is contraindicated when the patient has: Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect
choices are selected. Select all that apply. 1. A spinal injury
2. Increased intracranial pressure
3. A heart rate of 120 beats per minute with a blood pressure of 80/48 mm Hg
4. Abdominal compartment syndrome
5. Begun weaning off of mechanical ventilation
1,2,3,4
Rationale 1: Contraindications for the prone position include spinal injuries.
Rationale 2: The prone position is contraindicated in a patient with increased intracranial pressure.
Rationale 3: The prone position is contraindicated in patients who are hemodynamically unstable.
Rationale 4: The prone position is contraindicated in patients with abdominal compartment syndrome.
Rationale 5: Weaning from mechanical ventilation is not a contraindication for using the prone position.
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