Margaret Slayton,a 52-Year-Old Woman with a Left Mastectomy Followed by a TRAM

Margaret Slayton,a 52-year-old woman with a left mastectomy followed by a TRAM flap reconstruction,was beginning to emerge from anesthesia after her procedure.The perioperative nurse gently moved Margaret's arms from the abducted position on the armboards in preparation for her transfer to her postoperative bed and admission to the PACU.What risk reduction maneuver did the nurse employ to Margaret's bed before transferring her?

A) Flattened the bed to a horizontal plane with slight reverse Trendelenburg to prevent headaches and support her airway
B) Raised the head of the bead to low Fowler's flex position to reduce the stretching on the abdominal donor graft wound site
C) Raised the foot of the bed to minimize deep vein thrombosis formation
D) Slid a wedge under the top of the mattress on the left side to prevent dependent edema in the graft site

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