In the transfer of a patient from supine to prone,how should the patient's lowermost upper extremity be positioned?
A) Folded across the chest
B) In 90 degrees of flexion
C) In 90 degrees of abduction
D) Tucked along the patient's side

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The arm over which the patient will roll should be positioned either close along the side,with the shoulder externally rotated,elbow straight,palm up,and the hand tucked under the pelvis; or with the shoulder flexed so that the arm rests next to the ear with the elbow straight.The other,contralateral upper extremity remains by the side.

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