POSITIONING

• AAA High fowlers

• Air embolism Trendelenburg, slightly left
• Appendicitis, unruptured Position of comfort
• Appendicitis ruptured High fowlers
• Asthma Orthopneic
• Cardiac catheterization Affected extremity extended
• Casting Elevate extremity
• Cleft lip Opposite side or Supine
• Cleft palate Prone
• CHF High fowlers
• CVA Elevate HOB or side lying
• Dumping syndrome Supine after meals
• GERD Upright position after meals
• Epistaxis Leaning forward
• Flail chest Affected side on bed
• Hemorroidectomy Side-lying
• Hip replacement Abduction of legs
• Laminectomy, slip disk Keep as straight as possible
• Liver biopsy Left during, Right after
• Lobectomy Unaffected side down
• Pneumonectomy Affected side down
• Lumbar puncture Knee-chest, flat on bed after
• Mastectomy Elevate affected extremity
• Placenta previa bleed Bed rest
• Postural drainage Segment to drain upwards
• Prolapsed cord Knee-chest
• Pulmonary edema High fowlers
• Pyloric stenosis Right side lying
• Seizure Side lying or prone
• Shock Trendelenburg
• Thrombophlebitis Elevate extremity
• Varicose veins Elevate extremity
• Thyroidectomy No flexion or hyperextension
• Tracheoesophageal fistula Upright