The nurse is caring for a patient with lung metastases who just underwent a mediastinotomy. What should be the focus of the nurses postprocedure care?
A) Assisting with pulmonary function testing (PFT)
B) Maintaining the patients chest tube
C) Administering oral suction as needed
D) Performing chest physiotherapy
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