A Nurse Assesses a Client After a Thoracentesis

question 4

Multiple Choice

A nurse assesses a client after a thoracentesis.Which assessment finding warrants immediate action?

• A) The client rates pain as a 5/10 at the site of the procedure.
• B) A small amount of drainage from the site is noted.
• C) Pulse oximetry is 93% on 2 liters of oxygen.
• D) The trachea is deviated toward the opposite side of the neck.

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Definitions:

Separate Personalities

Refers to the presence of two or more distinct personality states or identities in an individual, commonly associated with dissociative identity disorder.

Hypnotizability

An individual's susceptibility or capacity to respond to hypnotic suggestion, varying greatly between individuals.