A physician orders postural drainage for a patient with an abscess in the right middle lobe. Which of the following positions would you recommend for this patient?
a. Head down, patient prone with a pillow under abdomen
b. Head down, patient supine with a pillow under knees
c. Patient supine with a pillow under knees, bed flat
d. Head down, patient half-rotated to left, right lung up
Q. 2 In setting up a postural drainage treatment schedule for a postoperative patient, which of the fol-lowing information would you try to obtain from the patient's nurse?
1. Patient's medication schedule
2. Patient's meal schedule
3. Location of surgical incision
a. 1 and 2 only
b. 2 and 3 only
c. 1 and 3 only
d. 1, 2, and 3
Q. 3 Which of the following are mandatory components of the preassessment for postural drainage? 1. Vital signs 2. Bedside pulmonary function tests 3. Auscultation
a. 1 and 2 only
b. 2 and 4 only
c. 1 and 3 only
d. 1, 2, and 3
Q. 4 A patient about to receive postural drainage and percussion is attached to an electrocardiographic (ECG) monitor and is receiving both intravenous (IV) solutions and O2 (through a nasal cannula).
Which of the following actions would be appropriate for this patient?
a. Cancel the therapy because the patient cannot be repositioned.
b. Inspect and adjust the equipment to en-sure function during therapy.
c. Turn off the ECG monitor, but keep the IV line and O2 going.
d. Turn off the IV line, but keep the monitor on and the O2 going.
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