As You Enter a Patient's Room to Perform a Portable

question 19

Multiple Choice

As you enter a patient's room to perform a portable examination,you notice the patient sleeping on her side with one leg over the other with the knees bent.This patient is in the _____ position.

• A) Fowler
• B) recumbent
• C) Sims
• D) None of the above are correct.

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