The nurse is conducting a physical assessment of a middle-age client upon admission to the cardiovascular care unit for cardiopulmonary problems.Which position is likely to be contraindicated for this client?
A) Sitting with back unsupported
B) Supine (horizontal recumbent)
C) Dorsal recumbent (back-lying)
D) Sims (side-lying)

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A) Placing clients with cardiopulmonary problems in the dorsal recumbent position (back-lying with knees flexed and hips externally rotated) is more likely to be contraindicated because of the increased physiologic stress that this position places on the body. The other positions noted-sitting (whether with back supported or unsupported), supine (horizontal recumbent), and side-lying (Sims)-are typically better tolerated by clients with cardiopulmonary illness than the dorsal recumbent position.
B) Placing clients with cardiopulmonary problems in the dorsal recumbent position (back-lying with knees flexed and hips externally rotated) is more likely to be contraindicated because of the increased physiologic stress that this position places on the body. The other positions noted-sitting (whether with back supported or unsupported), supine (horizontal recumbent), and side-lying (Sims)-are typically better tolerated by clients with cardiopulmonary illness than the dorsal recumbent position.
C) Placing clients with cardiopulmonary problems in the dorsal recumbent position (back-lying with knees flexed and hips externally rotated) is more likely to be contraindicated because of the increased physiologic stress that this position places on the body. The other positions noted-sitting (whether with back supported or unsupported), supine (horizontal recumbent), and side-lying (Sims)-are typically better tolerated by clients with cardiopulmonary illness than the dorsal recumbent position.
D) Placing clients with cardiopulmonary problems in the dorsal recumbent position (back-lying with knees flexed and hips externally rotated) is more likely to be contraindicated because of the increased physiologic stress that this position places on the body. The other positions noted-sitting (whether with back supported or unsupported), supine (horizontal recumbent), and side-lying (Sims)-are typically better tolerated by clients with cardiopulmonary illness than the dorsal recumbent position.

The Nurse Is Conducting a Physical Assessment of a Middle-Age