A Patient with a Pneumothorax Had a Chest Tube Inserted

question 45

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.

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