Nursing Students NCLEX
Published Feb 5, 2009
erandi
44 Posts
Hi guys ,
I am kind of confuse about postoperative position for tonsillectomy. In Saunder's it says prone ... but in Kaplan it says ... lateral . What do you think ?
xnorph
18 Posts
Hi Erandi!
According to NURSING PRACTICE by Margaret F. Alexander, on page 14: to help keep the airway clear by allowing blood and saliva to flow out of the mouth, the patient must be in post-tonsillectomy position (semi-prone).
Hope that helps! Cheers!
obsoleteaccount
26 Posts
side lying..
Thanks for the reply.