Welcome to our blog on positioning for special conditions.
Proper positioning can be crucial for managing a variety of health conditions
and improving overall comfort and quality of life. Whether you're dealing with
a physical disability, injury, or chronic pain, finding the right positioning
can make a world of difference.
In this blog, we'll provide you with a comprehensive list of
positioning techniques to guide you on your nursing exams and career.
POSITIONING FOR
SPECIAL CONDITIONS
ABDOMINAL
ANEURYSM SURGERY - FOWLERS
ASTHMA –
ORTHOPNEIC POSITION
AUTONOMIC
DYSREFLEXIA-HIGH FOWLERS
POST
BRONCHOSCOPY-SEMI FOWLERS
CARDIAC
CATHETERIZATION-KEEP INSERTION SITE EXTENDED FOR 4-6 HOURS TO PREVENT ARTERIAL
OCCLUSION
CAST – ELEVATE
EXTREMITY
CATARACT – SEMI
FOWLERS
CEREBRAL
ANEURYSM – SEMI - FOWLERS
CLEFT LIP –
SUPINE
CLEFT PALATE –
PRONE
CHF – HIGH
FOWLERS
CRANIOTOMY –
SUPRATENTORIAL – SEMI FOWLERS
INFRATENTORIAL
– FLAT
ICP – ELEVATE
HEAD
DUMPING
SYNDROME – SUPINE AFTER MEALS
EPISTAXIS –
LEAN FORWARD
FLAIL CHEST –
AFFECTED SIDE
FEMOROPOPLITEAL
BYPASS GRAFT – AFFECTED EXTREMITY EXTENDED
GLAUCOMA (POST-OP) – AFFECTED SIDE
HEMORRHOIDECTOMY
– SIDE LYING
HIATAL HERNIA-
UPRIGHT
HIP SURGERY –
LEGS IN ABDUCTION
LAMINECTOMY –
BACK AS STRAIGHT AS POSSIBLE
LIVER BIOPSY –
RIGHT SIDE LYING
LOBECTOMY –
SEMI FOWLERS
POST LP – FLAT
MASTECTOMY –
ELEVATE EXTREMITY ON PILLOW
MYELOGRAM –
WATER-BASED DYE – ELEVATE THE HEAD --- OIL-BASED DYE - FLAT
POSTURAL
DRAINAGE – LUNG SEGMENT – UPPERMOST POSITION
PROLAPSED CORD
– KNEE-CHEST
PULMONARY EDEMA
– FOWLERS
PYLORIC
STENOSIS – RIGHT SIDE LYING
RADIUM IMPLANT
– FLAT ON BED
RETINAL
DETACHMENT – AFFECTED SIDE TOWARDS THE BED
SEIZURE –
SIDE-LYING
SHOCK –
MODIFIED TRENDELENBURG
SCI –
IMMOBILIZE
TONSILLECTOMY –
SIDE-LYING / PRONE
THYROIDECTOMY –
SEMI – FOWLERS
THROMBOPHLEBITIS
– ELEVATE LEG
TPN –
TRENDELENBURG – DURING INSERTION
THORACENTESIS –
FOWLER’S (DURING)
AFTER –
POSITION OF COMFORT
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