A patient is undergoing a lumbar puncture. The nurse educates the patient about surgical positioning. Which of the following statements by the nurse is appropriate? a) “You will be on your back with the head of the bed at 30 degrees.” b) “You will be placed flat on the table, face down.” c) “You will be lying on your side with your knees to your chest.” d) “You will be flat on your back with the table slanted so your head is below your feet.”
A patient is undergoing a lumbar puncture. The nurse educates the patient about surgical positioning. Which of the following statements by the nurse is appropriate?
a) “You will be on your back with the head of the bed at 30 degrees.”
b) “You will be placed flat on the table, face down.”
c) “You will be lying on your side with your knees to your chest.”
d) “You will be flat on your back with the table slanted so your head is below your feet.”
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