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Therefore answer (c) is the right answer. Question A chest tube is placed in a pt for a pneumothorax (air). What would you (the LPN) report to the nurse? Or, what would you (the RN) report physician? a. Chest tube is not bubbling b. Chest tube drains 800 mL in the first 10 hours c. Chest tube is not draining d. Chest tube is intermittently bubbling With a pneumothorax, bubbling is expected Therefore, (a) is a good answer choice Since this is a pneumothorax, not too much blood is expected Consequently, 800 mL of blood over 10 hours (80 mL per hour) is too much blood and needs to be reported to the nurse or the physician Page 1 of 1
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