. A reference hand-book of gynecology for nurses . Fig. 13.—Standing position (Ashton). Standing Position (Fig. 13).—In this positionthe patient stands near a chair or table, with onefoot on the floor and the other resting on a stool 27 28 GYNECOLOGY FOR NURSES. or on the round of a chair, six or eight inches fromthe floor. She steadies herself by resting onehand upon the table or chair-back. Roll the patients skirts up in front and pinthem at the waist-line in the back. Pin a sheetaround the patients waist, reaching to the floorand opening at one side. Dorsal Position (Fig. 14).—In this posit
. A reference hand-book of gynecology for nurses . Fig. 13.—Standing position (Ashton). Standing Position (Fig. 13).—In this positionthe patient stands near a chair or table, with onefoot on the floor and the other resting on a stool 27 28 GYNECOLOGY FOR NURSES. or on the round of a chair, six or eight inches fromthe floor. She steadies herself by resting onehand upon the table or chair-back. Roll the patients skirts up in front and pinthem at the waist-line in the back. Pin a sheetaround the patients waist, reaching to the floorand opening at one side. Dorsal Position (Fig. 14).—In this positionthe patient lies on her back, with her hips at the .edge of the table and her feet resting upon foot-rests; her thighs are flexed upon the abdomen and *her legs upon the Fig. 14.—Dorsal position (Ashton). Tell the patient to raise her skirts in the backbefore sitting down upon the table. After she isin position throw a sheet over her lower extremitiesand abdomen. Grasp with both hands the loweredge of the patients skirts in front, gather them upinto folds, and carry them above her knees. Fold the lower edge of the sheet between herthighs to expose the vulva, and drape one endacross to the opposite knee to prevent exposureuntil the examiner is ready to proceed. Elevated Dorsal Position.—This positionresembles the preceding except that the patients THE GYNECOLOGIC POSITIONS 29 head and shoulders are elevated on several pil-lows. Lithotomy Position (Fig. 15).—This positionis similar to the dorsal position except that the
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