After a Chest Tube Is Inserted into a Patient with a Pneumothorax

question 5

Multiple Choice

After a chest tube is inserted into a patient with a pneumothorax, which of the following should the nurse assess in the drainage system?

• A)bubbling in the water seal chamber immediately after insertion
• B)no evidence of tidaling
• C)vigorous bubbling in the suction control chamber
• D)large amount of bloody drainage in the drainage collection chamber

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Definitions:

Sample Proportions

A statistic that describes the fraction of items in a sample that meet a certain criteria, often used to estimate the proportion in the total population.

Population Proportions

A rephrased definition: The fraction of individuals in various categories relative to the total population under study.

Cardiac Conduction

The process of electrical signal transmission through the heart, coordinating its beating.

AV Node

The atrioventricular node, a part of the electrical conduction system of the heart that coordinates the top of the heart. It acts as an electrical relay station, slowing the electrical current sent by the sinoatrial node before the signal is permitted to pass down through to the ventricles.