Nursing · Postoperative Care
To prevent hip flexion contractures in a client following a lower extremity amputation, when and for how long should the nurse position the client prone?
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- 1Only during the daytime hours
- 2After 24 to 48 hours, for 20 to 30 minutes twice daily✓
- 3Only at night during sleep
- 4Continuously during the first 12 hours post-surgery
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After 24 to 48 hours, for 20 to 30 minutes twice daily
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