Multiple Choice
A patient with a pneumothorax had a chest tube inserted and was placed on low constant suction.Which finding requires immediate action by the nurse?
A) Fifty milliliters of blood gushes into the drainage device after the patient coughs.
B) The patient complains of pain at the chest tube insertion site that increases with movement.
C) No bubbling is present in the suction control chamber of the drainage device.
D) Yellow purulent discharge is seen leaking out from around the dressing site.
Correct Answer:
Verified
Correct Answer:
Verified
Q38: A nurse is caring for a patient
Q39: Normal cardiac output is 4 to 6
Q40: A nurse caring for a patient who
Q41: The nurse is assessing a patient with
Q42: The nurse knows that the primary function
Q43: The structure that is responsible for returning
Q44: A nonmodifiable risk factor for lung disease
Q46: Which nursing diagnosis is the priority when
Q47: Upon auscultation,the nurse hears a whooshing sound
Q48: The nurse knows that a closed suction