The nurse notes persistent bubbling in the water seal chamber of a client's chest tube. What action by the nurse is best?

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Persistent bubbling indicates a leak in the connections. The nurse systematically checks each connection until the leak is found. Assessing the lung sounds is a routine assessment on a client with a chest tube. If the leak does not appear to be within the system, it may be originating in the patient and crepitus might indicate that to be the case. Chest tubes are not clamped.

The Nurse Notes Persistent Bubbling in the Water Seal Chamber