Choose the Position That the Nurse Should Place a Client

Multiple Choice

Choose the position that the nurse should place a client in to best relieve the midsternal chest pain caused by pericarditis secondary to a viral infection.

A) Head elevated 30 to 40 degrees
B) Flat in bed in the supine position
C) Trendelenburg's to help promote drainage of the excessive pericardial fluid
D) Sitting up 90 degrees and leaning forward