Which position would be most therapeutic for this client? Following a tonsillectomy, a female client returns to the medical-surgical unit. The client is lethargic and reports having a sore throat.
Because of lethargy. the post tonsillectomy client is at risk for aspirating blood from the surgical wound. Therefore. placing the client in the side-lying position until he awake is best. The semi-Fowlers. supine. and high-Fowlers position dont allow for adequate oral drainage in a lethargic post tonsillectomy client. and increase the risk of blood aspiration.
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