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WorksheetsPatient Positioning Terminology
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
Laying on back knees bent and feet flat on table
Fowlers
Dorsal recumbent
Knee-Chest
Supine
Seated on table or bed at 45 degree angle
Knee-Chest
Prone
Supine
Fowlers
Laying on left side left leg straight right leg bent left arm behind and right arm bent in front
Sims
Lithotomy
Dorsal recumbent
Supine
Knees on table with buttocks raised
Knee-Chest
Lithotomy
Fowlers
Dorsal recumbent
Laying on back with hips and butt at corners of table/bed legs bent feet placed on padded
Prone
Lithotomy
Sims
Dorsal recumbent
Laying flat on stomach
Prone
Fowlers
Lithotomy
Supine
Laying flat on back
Prone
Sims
Supine
Fowlers
Rectal exam and pediatric vaginal exam
Dorsal recumbent
Fowlers
Lithotomy
Prone
Examine legs/feet and possibly vitals
Lithotomy
Fowlers
Dorsal recumbent
Sims
Colonoscopy
Supine
Fowlers
Dorsal recumbent
Sims
Rectum exam
Knee-Chest
Fowlers
Prone
Lithotomy
Giving birth and vaginal exam
Lithotomy
Dorsal recumbent
Knee-Chest
Sims
Examine back arms and legs
Supine
Lithotomy
Prone
Knee-Chest
Examine breasts
Supine
Sims
Dorsal recumbent
Lithotomy
