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tiffannnnyyyyyy

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A physician orders postural drainage for a patient with an abscess in the right middle lobe. Which of the following positions would you recommend for this patient?
 
  a. Head down, patient prone with a pillow under abdomen
  b. Head down, patient supine with a pillow under knees
  c. Patient supine with a pillow under knees, bed flat
  d. Head down, patient half-rotated to left, right lung up

Question 2

In setting up a postural drainage treatment schedule for a postoperative patient, which of the fol-lowing information would you try to obtain from the patient's nurse?
 
  1. Patient's medication schedule
  2. Patient's meal schedule
  3. Location of surgical incision
  a. 1 and 2 only
  b. 2 and 3 only
  c. 1 and 3 only
  d. 1, 2, and 3



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InfiniteSteez

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: D

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
To avoid gastroesophageal reflux and the possibility of aspiration, you should schedule treatment times before or at least 1.5 to 2 hr after meals or tube feedings. If the patient assessment indicates that pain may hinder treatment implementation, you also should consider coordinating the treat-ment regimen with prescribed pain medication.




tiffannnnyyyyyy

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Reply 2 on: Jul 16, 2018
Gracias!


TheDev123

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Great answer, keep it coming :)

 

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