Laminectomy — NCLEX Cheat Sheet
Log roll · location drives everything
👤 By the CinnaRN Clinical Content Team
🕐 Updated 2026-08-31
🏷️ Physiological Adaptation
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Use this quick-reference guide to spot, treat, and prevent Laminectomy on the NCLEX. Keep it handy during review and on exam day!
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📒 The 1-minute cheat sheet
🧪 By Level
- Cervical — airway and arms; risk of pneumonia
- Thoracic — cough and bowels; pneumonia, paralytic ileus
- Lumbar — bladder and legs; urinary retention
📌 Post-Op
- LOG ROLL — the #1 answer
- Do not dangle the legs
- Do not sit longer than 30 minutes
- Walking, standing and lying flat are all allowed
📌 Nerve Root — The 3 P’S
- Pain · Paraesthesia · Paresis
- New weakness or retention → report now
🎓 Permanent Teaching
- Never lift by bending at the waist
- After a cervical lam, nothing lifted overhead
✨Quick Tip
Focus on the highlighted numbers and the red-flag items — those are what the NCLEX tests most on laminectomy.
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