Difficulty: Medium
Average Score: 64%
Full-length
Passage / Scenario
A client has a chest tube inserted for treatment of a hemothorax.Which of the following findings would indicate to the nurse that there is a problem with the effective functioning of the chest tube?
Correct answer
B
Rationale
Strategy: Think about each answer choice. (1) appropriate, regulates the amount of suction delivered to the patient (2) correct-would indicate an air leak, would not allow negative pressure to be reestablished and would hinder complete resolution of the pneumothorax (3) appropriate, provides for a water seal (4) would be an expected finding