Because many illnesses affect body alignment and mobility, you must be able to safely care for these clients in order to be an effective nurse. These topics are also important on the NCLEX- RN® exam. The successful test taker must correctly answer questions about impaired mobility and positioning.
If you have difficulty answering positioning questions, the following strategy will assist you in selecting the correct answer.
Does this sound a little confusing? Hang in there. Let’s walk through a question using this strategy. Before you read the answers, let’s go through the four steps outlined above. Let’s go through the steps. Even if you didn’t memorize what position to use before, during, and after a procedure, think about the question for a moment. You can figure out what position is needed. |