. A reference hand-book of gynecology for nurses . Fig. 16.—Knee-chest position (Ashton). end, with her knees slightly separated, her feetprojecting over the edge of the table, and herthighs vertical. Her face is turned on one sideand rests upon a soft pillow. The patient touchesthe table with her breasts and knees and grasps 30 GYNECOLOGY FOR NURSES the sides of the table with her hands. A foldedpillow may be placed under her chest for support. Throw a sheet over the patients hips, push theskirts up beyond the hips, and separate the sheetto expose the gluteal cleft. Simss Position.—In this po
. A reference hand-book of gynecology for nurses . Fig. 16.—Knee-chest position (Ashton). end, with her knees slightly separated, her feetprojecting over the edge of the table, and herthighs vertical. Her face is turned on one sideand rests upon a soft pillow. The patient touchesthe table with her breasts and knees and grasps 30 GYNECOLOGY FOR NURSES the sides of the table with her hands. A foldedpillow may be placed under her chest for support. Throw a sheet over the patients hips, push theskirts up beyond the hips, and separate the sheetto expose the gluteal cleft. Simss Position.—In this position (Fig. 17)the patient lies on her left side with the left hip at. Fig. 17.—Simss position (Penrose). the edge of the table and her left arm behind knees are drawn up toward her chest; theright knee rests upon the table in front of the leftknee. Drape a sheet over the patients lowerlimbs and abdomen, push the clothing up abovethe hips, and separate the edges of the sheet toexpose the gluteal cleft.
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