Positions of Patients

Question 1

Dorsal supine

Answer 1

lying horizontally on the back

Question 2

Dorsal Recumbent

Answer 2

suspine positon legs may be extended

Question 3

Fowlers

Answer 3

Head Of Bed

HOB

45-60 Degrees

Question 4

Semi-Fowlers

Answer 4

HOB approx. 30

Question 5

Orthopenic

Answer 5

sitting up at 90 degrees

Question 6

Sims

Answer 6

lying on side with knee and thigh drawn upward to chest

Question 7

Prone

Answer 7

horizontal postion when lying face down

Question 8

Lithotomy

Answer 8

lying supsine with hip and kees flexed and thighs abducted and roated externally

Question 9

Trendelenburg

Answer 9

head low and body and legs elevated on an incline