Air/Pulmonary Embolism - CORRECT ANSWER- S&S;chest pain, difficulty breathing,
tachycardia, pale/cyanotic, sense of impending doom
turn patient to left side and lower the head of the bed
Woman in Labor w/un-reassuring FHR - CORRECT ANSWER- late decels, decreased
variability, fetal bradycardia, etc.
turn patient to the left side (and give O2, stop pitocin, increase IV fluids
Tube feeding w/decreased LOC - CORRECT ANSWER- position patient on the right side
(promote emptying of the stomach) with HOB elevated (to prevent aspiration)
During Epidural Puncture - CORRECT ANSWER- side lying
After Lumbar Puncture - CORRECT ANSWER- and also oil myelogram . . .patient lies flat
supine (to prevent headache and leaking of CSF)
during continuous bladder irrigation (CBI) - CORRECT ANSWER- catheter is taped to thigh
so leg should be straight. no other position restrictions
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