Practice Question
A nurse is caring for a client who has a chest tube connected to a closed drainage system and needs to be transported to the x-ray department. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Answer Choices:
Correct Answer:
Keep the drainage system below the level of the client's chest at all times.
Rationale:
📚A chest tube system relies on gravity-assisted drainage to remove air, blood, or fluid from the pleural space, thereby re-expanding the lung.
📚 Keeping the system below chest level prevents retrograde flow of contaminated drainage back into the chest cavity, which could lead to re-inflation of a pneumothorax or infection.
📚 This positioning maintains a one-way seal that is critical to patient safety.
📚 It is a non-negotiable part of chest tube transport and mobility protocol.
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This question is from RN ATI MedSurg Exam 1 which contains 37 questions.
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Answer Choices:
A. Provide the client with a low protein diet.
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C. Restrict the clients fluid intake to less than 2 L/day.
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Answer Choices:
A. "Your doctor is a great surgeon. You will be fine:
B. "You may feel scared. Let's talk about what you are afraid of."
C. "I understand your fears. I was a smoker also:
D. "Don’t worry. The important thing is you have now quit smoking."
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Answer Choices:
A. Administer low-flow oxygen continuously via nasal cannula.
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C. Place in a prone position.
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Answer Choices:
A. "Use a bronchodilator I hour before eating."
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Answer Choices:
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Question Details
- Category: RN Nursing Exam(s)
- Subcategory: ATI Exam(s)
- Domain: RN ATI MedSurg
- Answer Choices: 4