A Client Has Just Returned from Having Surgery,and Sulfahexafluoride Gas

question 7

Multiple Choice

A client has just returned from having surgery,and sulfahexafluoride gas was used intraocularly.How does the nurse position the client?

• A) Completely supine, with sandbags beside the head
• B) On the nonoperative side in the Trendelenburg position
• C) On the operative side in the Trendelenburg position
• D) On the abdomen, with the affected eye up

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