Assessment of 24-year-old driver after an automobile accident, who is complaining of right-sided chest pain and is dyspneic, reveals the following:
• Respirations: 26 breaths/min
• Significant pain on inspiration
• Hand is pressed to the rib area; large bruise is forming on the right chest
• Blood pressure: 182/98 mm Hg
Based on these assessments, the nurse suspects _____ ribs.
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