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Question

The new graduate nurse is performing a physical assessment on a client with congestive heart failure and suspected jugular vein distention (JVD). Which would be the proper position to place the client in for this assessment?

  1. Completely flat (0 degrees)
  2. "Low-Fowlers, head of bed at 30 degrees"
  3. "Mid-Fowlers, head of bed at 45 degrees"
  4. "High-Fowlers, head of bed at 90 degrees"