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Positioning Techniques (F) correct answersRe-position at least 1-2 hours in bed. Every 20-30 mins in a chair. • Clients who have impaired nervous or musculoskeletal systems benefit from routine therapeutic positioning. - At least every 1 to 2 hr in bed. - Every 20 to 30 min if in a chair to prevent skin breakdown over bony prominences. • Tools for repositioning clients - Pillows, foot boots. - Trochanter rolls, sandbags. - Hand rolls. - Hand-wrist splints. - Trapeze bar. - Side rails • All side rails cannot be up or they will be considered a restraint. - Bed boards. - Wedge pillow (abductor pillow). Positions (F) correct answersHigh Fowler's: 90 degrees Fowler's: 45-60 degrees Semi Fowler's: 30-45 degrees Supine: On back with head and shoulders on pillow. Prone: Flat on abdomen with head to the side. Allows dorsiflexion of feet. Lateral: Side-lying. Sims': On side halfway between lateral and prone. Trendelenburg: Entire bed is tilted with the head of the bed lower than the foot of the bed. Promotes venous return.