Question

A nurse is assessing a client on 2L $$O_2$$ via a nasal cannula with a chest tube for management of a pneumothorax. Which of the following findings is expected of the chest tube drainage system?

Accepted Answer

water increasing with inspiration and decreasing with expiration

Answer

continuous bubbling in the water seal chamber

Answer

absent breath sounds in bilateral lower lung lobes

Answer

clamp placed on drainage tube

Question 23 - Physiological Adaptation Practice Test for the NCLEX-RN Exam