Positioning the Patient - Alamance-Burlington School System€¦ · Positioning the Patient...
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Positioning the Patient
• Observe safety factors to prevent falls and injury
• Assist the patient on to the exam table
• Protect the patient’s privacy
• During the procedure:
– reassure the patient
– observe for signs of distress
• After use, tables are cleaned with a disinfectant
3.01 Understand Diagnostic and
Therapeutic Services
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3.01 Understand Diagnostic and
Therapeutic Services
Sitting
Patient sitting on exam table
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3.01 Understand Diagnostic and
Therapeutic Services
Horizontal Recumbent
(Supine) Patient lying on back, legs extended, arms
to sides
Sometimes with the hands behind the head
or neck
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3.01 Understand Diagnostic and
Therapeutic Services
Horizontal Recumbent
(Supine)
Used for examinations and treatments
of the front part of the body
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3.01 Understand Diagnostic and
Therapeutic Services
Prone
Patient lying face side down
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3.01 Understand Diagnostic and
Therapeutic Services
Prone
Used for examinations and treatments
of the back part of the body
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3.01 Understand Diagnostic and
Therapeutic Services
Sim’s
Patient lying on left side, left arm to back,
right arm to front, right knee bent to chest
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3.01 Understand Diagnostic and
Therapeutic Services
Sim’s
Used for examinations and treatments
of the rectal area
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3.01 Understand Diagnostic and
Therapeutic Services
Fowler’s
Patient lying on back with head of bed
elevated
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3.01 Understand Diagnostic and
Therapeutic Services
Fowler’s
Used to facilitate breathing, promote
drainage and for examinations of the neck
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3.01 Understand Diagnostic and
Therapeutic Services
Lithotomy
• Patient lying on back, knees bent, feet flat
on bed approximately two feet apart
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3.01 Understand Diagnostic and
Therapeutic Services
Lithotomy
Used for:
vaginal examinations
Pap tests
urinary exams and procedures
pelvic surgery
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3.01 Understand Diagnostic and
Therapeutic Services
Trendelenburg
• Patient lying on back, head of bed lowered
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3.01 Understand Diagnostic and
Therapeutic Services
Trendelenburg
Used to promote blood flow to the
head and brain, such as shock
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Positioning the Patient
• Observe safety factors to prevent falls and injury
• Assist the patient on to the exam table
• Protect the patient’s privacy
• During the procedure:
– reassure the patient
– observe for signs of distress
• After use, tables are cleaned with a disinfectant
3.01 Understand Diagnostic and
Therapeutic Services
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Positioning the Patient
Demonstrate the skill
Provide for guided practice
Provide for independent practice
Verify student passing