After Insertion of a Chest Tube for a Pneumothorax, a Patient

question 13

Multiple Choice

After insertion of a chest tube for a pneumothorax, a patient becomes hypotensive with neck vein distention, tracheal shift, absent breath sounds, and diaphoresis. The nurse suspects a tension pneumothorax has occurred. The nurse assesses for what potential cause of tension pneumothorax?

• A)Continuous bubbling in the suction chamber
• B)The pneumothorax has resolved
• C)Insufficient chest tube suction
• D)Kinked or obstructed tube

Recognize the difference between explicit and implicit memory.

Identify factors that influence memory retention, including the spacing effect and repetition priming.

Understand the concept of encoding specificity and its impact on memory retrieval.

Explain mnemonic devices and their role in enhancing memory.

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