Patient Positioning

What patient position is this? a position in which the head of the patient's bed is raised 15 to 30 degrees above the level, with the knees sometimes also elevated.

• Fowler's (Low)

• Dorsal Recumbent

• Semi-Fowler's

• Prone

What patient position is this? position of patient on the back, with lower limbs flexed and rotated outward; used in vaginal examination, application of obstetrical forceps, and other procedures.

• Dorsal Recumbent

• Prone

• Fowler's (Low)

• Semi-Supine

What patient position is this? Used with respiratory or cardiovascular problems. On back, head elevated to a 45⁹ angle

• Semi-Fowler's position

• Fowler's (Low)

• Prone

• Fowlers (High)

What patient position is this? a position in which the head of the patient's bed is raised 30 to 90 degrees above the level, with the knees sometimes also elevated.

• Semi-Fowler's Position

• Prone

• High-Fowler's Position

• Fowler's (Low)

What patient position is this? Used to exams of breasts/abdominal organs/hemmoroids. Lying flat on the table, with legs together, hands at sides of body.

• Horizontal Recumbent/Supine Position

• Supine

• Fowler's (Low)

• Prone

What patient position is this? Examination of the spine/back. On the stomach, head to one side, hands underneath the head, gown open in back

• Supine

• Prone

• Semi-Supine

• Fowler's (Low)

What patient position is this? Examination/treatment of the rectal area & enemas. Turned on left side, right leg drawn up high & forward, left arm along back and chest forward. Gown open in back

• Prone

• Reverse Sims'

• Supine

• Sims' position

What patient position is this? a variant of the Sims' position in which the patient lies on the left side in a modified left lateral position, with the upper leg flexed at hip and knees, the lower leg straight, and the upper arm resting in a flexed position on the bed.

• Semi-Supine

• Prone

• Sims' position

• Sims recumbent position

What patient position is this? the patient lies on the back with the legs well separated, thighs acutely flexed on the abdomen, and legs on thighs; stirrups may be used to support the feet and legs.

• Lithotomy Position

• Supine Position

• Semi-Supine Position

• Prone

What patient position is this? a supine position with the patient on a plane inclined with the head higher than the rest of the body and appropriate safety devices such as a footboard.

• Prone

• Reverse Trendelenburg Position

• Supine

• Semi-Supine