You are the nurse caring for a client with shock accompanied by lung congestion. How would you position this client?
A) Completely supine
B) Low Fowlers with legs flat
C) Supine with lower extremities raised to approximately 45º
D) Semi-Fowlers with lower extremities raised to approximately 15º

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Positioning a client in semi-Fowlers with lower extremities raised to approximately 15º helps to improve lung expansion and oxygenation while also aiding venous return to the heart, which is beneficial in managing shock and lung congestion.

You Are the Nurse Caring for a Client with Shock