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