Which assessment finding is expected for a patient with a chest tube for treatment of hemothorax?

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Hemothorax occurs when the pleural space is filled with blood.The nurse expects the patient's chest tube drainage to be bloody during treatment of hemothorax.Constant bubbling in the water-seal chamber and subcutaneous emphysema indicate leakage of air from the tube into the chest.It would be unusual for the patient to deny having pain at the chest tube site.

Which Assessment Finding Is Expected for a Patient with a Chest