Exam 26: Closed Chest Drainage

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

For a patient with a pneumothorax,where does the nurse anticipate that the chest tube will be located?

What is the expected amount of drainage for an adult patient with a pleural chest tube?

What does the expected role of the nurse include during chest tube removal?

Trauma,disease,or surgery can result in air,blood,or fluid leaking into the intrapleural space,creating a positive pressure that collapses lung tissue.The usual intervention for larger leaks in a chest tube is to do which of the following? (Select all that apply.)

A chest tube placed just below the sternum to prevent the accumulation of blood or fluid around the heart is called a ________________ chest tube.

The interior chest wall is covered with a membrane,called the _______________.

During assessment of a patient,the chest tube becomes dislodged.What should the nurse do first?

Which of the following is the correct positioning for a patient after a chest tube has been inserted for a hemothorax?

Appropriate intervention for the patient who is having a reinfusion of chest tube drainage is noted when the nurse:

A pneumothorax can be caused by which of the following? (Select all that apply.)

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

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 does this indicate to the nurse? (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 contains a large amount of pus.What does the presence of the pus indicate?