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colleen colleen
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11 years ago
The nurse observes air bubbles in a patient’s chest tube water seal chamber. The nurse interprets this finding as which of the following?
1. normal
2. an emergency
3. an indication that the pneumothorax is worsening
4. an indication to remove the chest tube
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11 years ago
1 -- Periodic air bubbles in the water-seal chamber are normal and indicate that trapped air is being removed from the chest. This is not an emergency situation, or one that indicates a worsening condition. The nurse would need a physician’s order to remove a chest tube. The patient still needs the chest tube in place.
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