The ICU staff nurse is caring for a client who is post-op day 1 Transsphenoidal hypophysectomy. Which action by the CNA warrants intervention by the nurse? 

What positioning error occurred in this image? Picture 17 – lat forearm.jpg  

A lateral forearm projection obtained in a patient with the proximal humerus elevated (shoulder raised) and the wrist medially rotated would demonstrate:1. radial head posterior to the coronoid process.2. pisiform anterior to the distal scaphoid.3. capitulum distal to the medial trochlea.4. pisiform distal to the distal scaphoid.

What positioning error(s) occurred in this lateral forearm image? Picture 18 – lateral forearm error.png  

When performing this accurately positioned image, what is the position of the patient’s hand? Picture 10, 11 – AP Elbow.png  

What positioning error occurred in this Lateral Scapula for Acromion & Coracoid image? 2. lateral scapula.png  

ERROR: An AP Right shoulder projection obtained with the patient’s body rotated AWAY from the affected shoulder demonstrates: 1. full surface of glenoid cavity. 2. medial end of the right clavicle superimposed over the vertebral column. 3. transversely foreshortened scapular body. 4. glenoid fossa in profile.

What positioning error occurred in this AP Shoulder, External Rotation image? 1. Shoulder AP.png  

AP Forearm: What errors do you notice on the radiograph, if any? ap forearm.jpg

What projection is this? 8. Grasheys.png