Perioperative Care

NCLEX-PN

Perioperative Care

Difficulty: Medium Average Score: 83% Simulated

A young man had an emergency appendectomy for a ruptured appendix. He is in the postanesthesia care unit. He has not yet awakened. An IV is running. A Penrose drain is in place. How should the nurse position this client?

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