You Are Working with a 94-Year-Old Woman with Severe Thoracic

question 12

Multiple Choice

You are working with a 94-year-old woman with severe thoracic kyphosis who fell and bruised her right hip. Which of the following patient positions would be best for inspecting the skin on her back for evidence of trauma?

• A) Long sitting on the bed
• B) Prone with a small pillow under her abdomen
• C) Sidelying on her left side
• D) Sidelying on her right side

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Definitions:

Pahoehoe Lava

A form of basaltic lava exhibiting a smooth, unbroken surface and often developing into rope-like patterns.

Aa Lava

A type of lava flow with a rough, jagged surface, characterized by its slow movement and thick, viscous nature.

Vesicles

Small holes found in a volcanic rock, representing gas bubbles in a magma that were trapped when the lava solidified.

Welded Tuff

A type of rock formed by the compaction and cementation of volcanic ash and debris, heated enough post-deposition to weld together.