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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
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Sitting
Patient sitting on exam table
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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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Horizontal Recumbent (Supine)
Used for examinations and treatments
of the front part of the body
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Prone
Patient lying face side down
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Prone
Used for examinations and treatments
of the front part of the body
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Sim’s
Patient lying on left side, left arm to back, right arm to front, right knee bent to chest
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Sim’s
Used for examinations and treatments
of the rectal area or hips – i.e. rectal temp
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Fowler’s
Patient lying on back with head of bed elevated
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Fowler’s
Used to facilitate breathing, promote drainage and for examinations of the neck
High, semi, and low positions – i.e. bleeding of head, orthopnea, SOB
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Lithotomy
• Patient lying on back, knees bent, feet flat on bed approximately two feet apart
• i.e. delivering a baby
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Lithotomy
Used for:
vaginal examinations
Pap tests
urinary exams and procedures
pelvic surgery
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Trendelenburg
• Patient lying on back, head of bed lowered• Promotes blood flow to the head / brain • i.e. shock, fetal distress
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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:
• Provide for safety and comfort• reassure the patient• observe for signs of distress
• After use, tables are cleaned with a disinfectant
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