NCLEX-RN

Category - Reduction of Risk

A nurse is receiving a client who just had supratentorial surgery. The nurse anticipates that the physician will order to position the client:
  1. In flat position
  2. With the head of the bed elevated to 30-degrees
  3. In side-lying position
  4. In modified Trendelenburg position
Explanation
Answer - B - The head of the bed is not lowered following supratentorial surgery. The physician would order to elevate the client’s head of the bed at 30 degrees to promote venous outflow.
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