3.01 positioning the patient
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Positioning the PatientPositioning the Patient
Positioning the PatientPositioning 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
SittingSittingPatient sitting on exam table
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Horizontal Recumbent Horizontal Recumbent (Supine)(Supine)
Patient lying on back, legs extended, arms to sides
Sometimes with the hands behind the head or neck
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Positioning the PatientPositioning the Patient
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Horizontal Recumbent Horizontal Recumbent (Supine)(Supine)
Used for examinations and treatments
of the front part of the body
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ProneProne
Patient lying face side down
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ProneProneUsed for examinations and treatments
of the back part of the body
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Positioning the PatientPositioning the Patient
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Sim’sSim’sPatient lying on left side, left arm to back, right arm to front, right knee bent to chest
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Positioning the PatientPositioning the Patient
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Sim’sSim’sUsed for examinations and treatments
of the rectal area
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Fowler’sFowler’s
Patient lying on back with head of bed elevated
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Fowler’sFowler’s
Used to facilitate breathing, promote drainage and for examinations of the neck
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Positioning the PatientPositioning the Patient
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LithotomyLithotomy• Patient lying on back, knees bent, feet flat
on bed approximately two feet apart
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LithotomyLithotomyUsed for:
vaginal examinations
Pap tests
urinary exams and procedures
pelvic surgery
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Positioning the PatientPositioning the Patient
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TrendelenburgTrendelenburg• Patient lying on back, head of bed lowered
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TrendelenburgTrendelenburgUsed to promote blood flow to the
head and brain, such as shock
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Positioning the PatientPositioning the Patient
Positioning the PatientPositioning 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 PatientPositioning the Patient
Demonstrate the skillProvide for guided practice
Provide for independent practiceVerify student passing
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