Exam 27: Closed Chest Drainage Systems

The nurse knows that _______________ is the proper term to describe that the patient's water seal is fluctuating up and down with each breath.

The nurse is caring for a patient who has a chest tube.Attached to the top of the patient's bed are two shodded hemostats.In which situations would these be used? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is caring for a patient with a chest tube that was inserted 4 days earlier.She notices that the drainage is blood tinged.What might this indicate to the nurse? (Select all that apply.)

Which of the following is an expected outcome of chest tube insertion?

The nurse is providing care for a patient with a pneumothorax.He or she anticipated removal of the chest tube because of the absence of an air leak for the past _____ hours.

Of the following nursing assessments,which should be reported to the primary care provider immediately by the nurse?

The patient has a chest tube for a pneumothorax.Assessment revealed continuous bubbling in the water-seal chamber.The nurse finds no loose connections.After the chest tube near the patient is clamped,the bubbling stops.The nurse's first action should be to

The patient's chest tube is attached to a one-way flutter valve that allows air to escape the chest cavity and prevents air from re-entering.How does the nurse document this finding?

What is indicated by continuous bubbling in the water-seal chamber with no bubbles noted in the suction-control chamber of the drainage system?

What condition is indicated when a patient with a chest tube experiences sharp,stabbing chest pain without a change in pulse or blood pressure?