Posted: December 9th, 2017
You are supervising a nursing student who is providing care for a thoracotomy patient with a chest tube. What finding would you clearly instruct the nursing student to notify you about immediately?
You are supervising a nursing student who is providing care for a thoracotomy patient with a chest tube. What finding would you clearly instruct the nursing student to notify you about immediately?
A. Chest tube drainage of 10 to 15 mL/hr
B. Continuous bubbling in the water seal chamber
C. Complaints of pain at the chest tube site
D. Chest tube dressing dated yesterday
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