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The document outlines various patient positioning techniques for assessments and treatments, including supine, Fowler's, prone, lateral, Sims, dorsal recumbent, lithotomy, Trendelenburg, reverse Trendelenburg, knee-chest, jackknife, and orthopneic positions. Each position is described with its specific purpose, benefits, and potential discomforts for patients. The information is aimed at healthcare professionals for effective patient care and assessment.

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HAS Positioning 2025 Word

The document outlines various patient positioning techniques for assessments and treatments, including supine, Fowler's, prone, lateral, Sims, dorsal recumbent, lithotomy, Trendelenburg, reverse Trendelenburg, knee-chest, jackknife, and orthopneic positions. Each position is described with its specific purpose, benefits, and potential discomforts for patients. The information is aimed at healthcare professionals for effective patient care and assessment.

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ROSANNA P.

SUVA, PhD N
FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF:
Head, neck, axillae, anterior
thorax, lungs, abdomen,
extremities, and peripheral pulses.
SUPINE
The patient is placed *Tolerated poorly by clients with
flat on his/her back cardiovascular and respiratory
problems
Low Fowler’s Position
Head is elevated 15 to 30 degrees.
Ideal for resting after a procedure, reducing Lower
back pain, administering Medication, and
preventing aspiration during Tube feeding.

Semi-Fowler's Position
Head is elevated 30 to 45 degrees.
FOWLER’S POSITION Ideal for feeding, lung expansion, and
decreasing cardiac or respiratory distress.
The head of the bed is elevated to
High Fowler's Position
certain degrees. A pillow is placed under Head is elevated 60 to 90 degrees. This position is
the knees to keep them slightly flexed. ideal for breathing, eating, and swallowing.
FOR THE ASSESSMENT
OF:
Posterior thorax, hip joint
movement

*Often not tolerate by the


PRONE POSITION elderly people and people
The patient lies on the with cardiovascular &
abdomen with their head respiratory problem.
turned to one side and the
hips are not flexed.
•Relieves pressure on the sacrum
and heels. Lateral position helps
relieve pressure on the sacrum and
heels, especially for people who sit or
are confined to bed rest in supine or
fowler’s position.

SIDE-LYING/ LATERAL POSITION


The patient lies on one side of the
body with the top leg in front of the
bottom leg, the hip and knee flexed.
Prevents aspiration of fluids. May be
used for unconscious clients because it
facilitates drainage from the mouth and
prevents aspiration of fluids.
Reduces lower body pressure. It is
also used for paralyzed clients because

SIMS POSITION it reduces pressure over the sacrum and


greater trochanter of the hip.
The patient assumes a posture halfway
between the lateral and the prone positions. Perineal area visualization &
The lower arm is positioned behind the
client, and the upper arm is flexed at the treatment. Used for clients receiving
shoulder and the elbow. The upper leg is enema and clients undergoing
more acutely flexed at both the hip and the examinations or treatments of the
knee than is the lower one.
perineal area.
FOR THE
ASSESSMENT OF:
Head and neck,
axillae, anterior
thorax, lungs, breast,
DORSAL RECUMBENT heart, extremities,
peripheral pulses,
The client lies down on the examination
table with the knees bent, the legs abdomen, and vagina
separated, and the feet flat on the bed.
FOR THE ASSESSMENT
OF:
Female rectum and
vagina.

*May be uncomfortable
and tiring for elderly
LITHOTOMY people. Often
The patient is on their back withembarrassing.
hips and knees flexed and thighs
apart.
Promotes venous
return.
Hypotensive patients
can benefit from this
position because it
TRENDELENBURG promotes venous return.
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
Gastrointestinal
problems. Reverse
Trendelenburg is often used for
patients with gastrointestinal
problems as it helps minimize
esophageal reflux.

REVERSE TRENDELENBURG
The head of the bed is elevated with the foot
of the bed down. It is the opposite of
Trendelenburg’s position.
FOR
ASSESSMENT
OF: Rectal area

*for brief period


only
KNEE-CHEST/ GENUPECTORAL
The patient kneels on the table and lowers their
shoulders onto the table, so their chest and face
rest on the table.
•In surgery. Jackknife
position is frequently used
for surgeries involving the
anus, rectum, coccyx,
certain back surgeries, and
adrenal surgery.

JACK KNIFE POSITION •Requires team effort. At


least four people are
Also known as Kraske, the patient’s
abdomen lies flat on the bed. The bed is required to perform the
scissored, so the hip is lifted, and the legs transfer and position the
and head are low. patient on the operating
table.
Maximum lung expansion. Patients with
difficulty of breathing are often placed in this
position because it allows maximum chest
expansion.
Helps in exhaling. Helpful
to patients who have

ORTHOPNEIC problems exhaling because


they can press the lower
Orthopneic or tripod position places part of the chest against the
the patient in a sitting position or on edge of the overbed table.
the side of the bed with an overbed
table in front to lean on and several
pillows on the table to rest on.
THANK YOU
ROSANNA P. SUVA, PhD N

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