مريض سيُعمل له بزل قطني. أي وضعية مناسبة؟

A client is having a lumbar puncture. What position is appropriate?

1. Prone with the head raised
2. Sitting leaning backward against a pillow
3. Side-lying with knees drawn to the chest
4. Flat on the back

Answer: C) Side-lying with knees drawn to the chest. The fetal position on the side, or sitting leaning forward, opens the lumbar interspaces. The needle enters at L3–L4 or L4–L5, below the end of the spinal cord.