An Hour After a Thoracotomy,a Patient Complains of Incisional Pain

Multiple Choice

An hour after a thoracotomy,a patient complains of incisional pain at a level 7 (based on 0 to 10 scale) and has decreased left-sided breath sounds. The pleural drainage system has 100 mL of bloody drainage and a large air leak. Which action should the nurse take?

A) Clamp the chest tube in two places.
B) Administer the prescribed morphine.
C) Milk the chest tube to remove any clots.
D) Assist the patient with incentive spirometry.