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Title: The nurse is positioning a patient who is to have a lumbar puncture performed. What position is ... Post by: jsutherland119 on Jan 18, 2018 The nurse is positioning a patient who is to have a lumbar puncture performed. What position is appropriate for this diagnostic test?
a. prone b. supine c. semi-Fowler's d. side-lying with knees drawn up to chest Title: The nurse is positioning a patient who is to have a lumbar puncture performed. What position is ... Post by: Thank on Jan 18, 2018 D
For a spinal tap, place the patient in a lateral recumbent position with the craniospinal axis parallel to the floor and the flat of the back perpendicular to the procedure table. Have the patient assume a flexed knee-chest position to bow the back. This position will separate the vertebrae. |