Which Assessment Finding Is Expected for a Patient with a Chest

question 25

Multiple Choice

Which assessment finding is expected for a patient with a chest tube for treatment of hemothorax?

• A) Constant bubbling in the water-seal chamber
• B) Presence of bloody drainage from the chest tube
• C) The patient denies having pain at the chest tube site
• D) Subcutaneous emphysema is present around the chest tube site

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