Perioperative Care

NCLEX-PN

Perioperative Care

Difficulty: Medium Average Score: 84% Simulated

A young man had an emergency appendectomy for a ruptured appendix and is in the postanesthesia care unit. A Penrose drain is in place. After he recovers from anesthesia, how should he be positioned?

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