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Title: A 15-year-old patient returns to the pediatric unit following a lumbar puncture. What initial ...
Post by: MZ on Feb 6, 2018
A 15-year-old patient returns to the pediatric unit following a lumbar puncture. What initial position will the nurse maintain for this patient?
 
  a. Left side-lying
  b. Supine
  c. Prone
  d. Semi-Fowler's


Title: A 15-year-old patient returns to the pediatric unit following a lumbar puncture. What initial ...
Post by: ShockShard on Feb 6, 2018
ANS: B
The adolescent may avoid post-lumbar puncture headache by lying flat for some time.