postions

Question 1

Horizontal position with the face oriented up

Answer 1

supine

Question 2

Horizontal position with the face oriented down

Answer 2

prone

Question 3

position has a person sitting up (straight or with a slight lean)

Answer 3

Fowler

Question 4

Position has the person in a supine position with the head about 30 degrees lower than the feet.

Answer 4

trendelenburg

Question 5

A position in which the patient lies on the back, shoulders elevated, legs flexed on thighs, thighs at right angles to the abdomen

Answer 5

jack-knife

Question 6

patient lie on their left side, left hip and lower extremity straight, and right hip and knee bent.

Answer 6

sims

Question 7

A position in which the patient lies on the back with the lower extremities moderately flexed and rotated outward.

Answer 7

dorsal recumbent

Question 8

respiration is an abnormal pattern of breathing characterized by progressively deeper, and sometimes faster, breathing followed by a gradual decrease that results in a temporary stop in breathing called an apnea.

Answer 8

cheyne stokes

Question 9

Receives oxygen-rich blood from the left atrium and pumps blood into the aorta.

Answer 9

Left ventricle

Question 10

Two tablespoons of medication are equal to

Answer 10

30 mL

Question 11

When gastric contents leaks into the abdominal cavity from perforation of the stomach it is called

Answer 11

Peritonitis