CFPN Practice Questions - Certified Foundational Perioperative Nurse Exam

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A patient is scheduled for a 4-hour laparoscopic gynecologic procedure in lithotomy position. Which complication is the patient at HIGHEST risk for related to positioning?

Brachial plexus injury from arm hyperabduction Common peroneal nerve injury from lateral leg compression in stirrups Posterior tibial nerve injury from heel pressure Ulnar nerve injury from elbow flexion

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Common peroneal nerve injury from lateral leg compression in stirrups

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