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After a Chest Tube Is Inserted into a Patient with a Pneumothorax

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After a chest tube is inserted into a patient with a pneumothorax, which of the following should the nurse assess in the drainage system?


A) bubbling in the water seal chamber immediately after insertion
B) no evidence of tidaling
C) vigorous bubbling in the suction control chamber
D) large amount of bloody drainage in the drainage collection chamber

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