Patient positions and Body Planes Flashcards
Supine/Dorsal Recumbent
Patient lies flat on back
Fowlers
Patient is semi-sitting, head of the bed is elevated
Orthopneic or Tripod Position
patient in a sitting position or on the side of the bed with an overbed table in front to lean on and several pillows on the table to rest on.
Prone position
patient is laying on the front side of their body, with head facing towards one side
Lateral Position
Laying on side, with the top leg in front of the bottom leg and the hip and knee flexed.
Sim’s position
patient assumes a posture halfway between the lateral and the prone positions.
The lower arm is positioned behind the client, and the upper arm is flexed at the shoulder and the elbow. The upper leg is more acutely flexed at both the hip and the knee than is the lower one.
Lithotomy Position
patient is on their back with hips and knees flexed and thighs apart.
Trendelenburg’s Position
lowering the head of the bed and raising the foot of the bed of the patient.
The patient’s arms should be tucked at their sides
Reverse Trendelenburg’s Position
patient position wherein the head of the bed is elevated with the foot of the bed down.
It is the opposite of Trendelenburg’s position.
Knee-Chest Position
Patient is on side, with knees tucked upwards toward chest. Arms are tucked in towards chest
Jackknife Position
patient’s abdomen lies flat on the bed, bed is scissored, so the hip is lifted, and the legs and head are low
Kidney Position
abdomen is placed over a lift in the operating table that bends the body, bottom half of the bed is extended downward
Lateral
away from the body
Inferior
Downward the body
Head and downwards
Superior
upward the body
toes and upwards
