When Assessing a 24-Year-Old Patient Who Has Just Arrived After

question 10

Multiple Choice

When assessing a 24-year-old patient who has just arrived after an automobile accident, the emergency department nurse notes that the breath sounds are absent on the right side. The nurse will anticipate the need for

• A) emergency pericardiocentesis.
• B) stabilization of the chest wall with tape.
• C) administration of an inhaled bronchodilator.
• D) insertion of a chest tube with a chest drainage system.

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