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Normally, pressure in the pleural space is ___________.
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positive
negative
positive only during breathing
4 cm H2O to 10 cm H2O
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The Atrium Oasis dry suction water seal chest drain is latex free.
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False
True
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Normally, pressure in the pleural space is ___________.
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The Atrium Oasis dry suction water seal chest drain is latex free.
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Continuous bubbling in the water seal chamber could indicate all of the following except:
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A water seal allows for all of the following except:
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Wall suction should be set at what setting or higher and connected directly to the blue suction port?
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The prepackaged sterile water ampule is opened and contents are squeezed into the patient connector.
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The physician has ordered a sample of fluid from the chest drainage be sent to the laboratory. The nurse should:
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In the attached image, which of the following best describes "A"
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Stripping the length of the chest tube produces transient high negative pressure in the pleural space which can damane tissues in the pleural space.
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Clamping a chest tube may cause air trapped in the pleural space to accumulate resulting in a tension pneumothorax.
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The manual high negativity vent is used to ________________________________________.
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When monitoring a chest tube, reportable conditions would include all of the following except:
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When transporting a patient with a chest tube, the nurse should ________________.
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After walking a patient with a mediastinal chest tube, the nurse notices an increase in the amount of drainage from the patient's chest tube and an absence of tidaling. Which statement is true about this finding?
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A confused patient pulls out his chest tube. A nurse should do all of the following except:
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If the water seal chamber of the chest drainage system is overfilled it may cause which of the following:
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When caring for a patient with a mediastinal tube, a nurse should recall:
