When positioning a patient with burns of the head, neck, chest, and right arm and hand, the nurse places the patient
A) laterally with a small pillow under the head and the right arm and hand hyperextended.
B) supine with no pillow and the right arm and hand flexed in a position of comfort and elevated.
C) supine with a small pillow under the head and the right arm and hand elevated on a pillow.
D) in a Fowler's position without a pillow with the right arm and hand extended and elevated on a pillow.
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