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A physician orders a patient to be placed in the Trendelenburg position. How will the nurse position 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

Question 2

Where should a nurse performing a backrub begin?
 
  a. Shoulder
  b. Base of the neck
  c. Sacral area
  d. Lumbar area


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ebonylittles

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Reply #1 on: Jul 11, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
The entire bed is tilted downward with the head of the bed down when placing a patient in the Trendelenburg position.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
The nurse should begin a massage in the sacral area.


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Reply 2 on: Jul 11, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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Wow, this really help

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