As a Nurse,you Are Assisting a Physician with the Examination

question 24

Multiple Choice

As a nurse,you are assisting a physician with the examination of a patient.The physician asks you to tell the patient,who is lying on the examination table,to assume the anatomical position.How would you instruct the patient to assume this position?

• A) Have the patient stand up and place his arms at his sides, palms facing forward, with hands and feet facing forward.
• B) Have the patient stand up and place his arms at his sides, palms facing posteriorly, with hands and feet facing forward.
• C) Have the patient stand up and place his arms behind him, palms facing to the side, with feet facing forward.
• D) Have the patient stand up and place his arms at his sides, palms facing down, with feet facing forward.

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