NCLEX-PN

Category - Reduction of Risk

A nurse is assigned to monitor a client who had a thoracentesis of the left lung one hour earlier. The nurse should maintain the client in which position?
  1. Semi-Fowler’s position
  2. Right-side lying position
  3. Left-sided lying position
  4. Supine position
Explanation
Answer: B - After the procedure, the nurse should maintain the client on the unaffected side. Thoracentesis is done in the left lung, so the client has to be maintained in the right side-lying position. The other options are not correct.
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