A client with a gastric ulcer is losing a significant amount of blood via the NG tube. The client’s pulse is weak and thready, and she is hypotensive. A continuous irrigation of normal saline is ordered. How should the client be positioned?

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A client with a gastric ulcer is losing a significant amount of blood via the NG tube. The client’s pulse is weak and thready, and she is hypotensive. A continuous irrigation of normal saline is ordered. How should the client be positioned?