Physiological Integrity

NCLEX-RN

Physiological Integrity

Difficulty: Medium Average Score: 79% Simulated

A client scheduled for pneumonectomy tells the nurse that a friend had lung surgery that required chest tubes. The client asks how long to expect chest tubes to be in place. Which statement by the nurse appropriately educates the client about the presence of a chest tube postpneumonectomy?

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