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Average Score: 92%
Simulated
The perioperative nurse is documenting a client's current health status. It would be correct for the nurse to document the client's current position as: See the image in the exhibit.
Correct answer
C
Rationale
This picture shows the Trendelenburg position. The body is laid supine or flat on the back on a 15-30 degree incline with the feet elevated above the head. The Trendelenburg position increases the venous blood return to the heart when a client is affected by hypotension, hypovolemia, or shock. This position also improves spinal anesthesia's effects and prevents air embolism during central venous cannulation