NCLEX-RN
Basic Adult Health Care NCLEX Questions Questions
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Question 1 of 5
A client has a chest tube attached to a waterseal drainage system and the nurse notes that the fluid in the chest tube and in the water-seal column has stopped fluctuating. The nurse should determine:
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Rationale: Lack of fluctuation in the water-seal column suggests the lung has fully expanded, resolving the pneumothorax. Collapsed lung, tube placement, or mediastinal changes would show other signs.
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Question 5 of 5
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