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TODAY’S TEST QUESTION:
CORRECT ANSWER:
B) Sims position (left side)
MORE INFO:
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This changes the colon position and allows for the colon to receive more fluid- (fluid to go higher in colon).
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Laying on the left side helps the fluid go further up the colon because it is essentially flowing “down hill”
REFERENCE:
- How to Administer an Enema. Dan Higgins, https://www.nursingtimes.net/clinical-archive/gastroenterology/how-to-administer-an-enema/203226.article
- The Free Dictionary By Farlex Sims Position