Patient Positioning

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The RN performs activities to ensure that the patient is placed in a position that maintains body alignment for the prevention of patient injuries. This module provides the basic knowledge and skills necessary for safe and effective patient positioning for patient care areas, including endoscopy suites, ambulatory surgery units, physicians’ offices, cardiac catheterization suites, radiology departments, and all other areas where procedures may be performed. ©2010.

Content

• Unit 1: Introduction and Overview of Patient Positioning
• Unit 2: Patient Assessment
• Unit 3: Positioning Techniques for Surgical Procedures
• Unit 4: Positioning Devices
• Unit 5: Recognition and Management of Complications
• Unit 6: Regulatory/Medicolegal Issues
• Unit 7: Documentation
• Unit 8: Summary
• Unit 9: Case Studies
• Glossary of Terms
• Bibliography and Suggested Readings
• Review Questions
• Case Studies Response Guide
• Competency Documentation Form

Objectives
After completing this module, you should be able to accomplish the following:

• Discuss the need for safe and optimal patient positioning for surgical procedures.
• Identify significant patient-assessment factors.
• Explain the positioning techniques for various surgical procedures.
• List devices used for patient positioning for surgical procedures.
• Describe the recognition of potential complications of patient positioning.
• Define the management of potential complications of patient positioning.
• Apply the principles of patient positioning to specific patient-care situations.
• Demonstrate proper patient-positioning techniques, including documentation on the patient's record.

Format Price Print: $50 eBook: $35 eBook and print set: $65 The module is available in both print and eBook format. You can purchase either individual format, or you can buy them together as a set.
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