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One hour after a left thoracotomy, a patient reports incisional pain at a level 7 (based on 0 to 10 scale) and has decreased left-sided breath sounds. The pleural drainage system has 50 mLs of bloody drainage, and the nurse observes fluctuation in the water seal chamber. Which action should the nurse take?

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Rationale: Administering pain medication is the priority to improve comfort and respiratory effort, as pain can impair deep breathing. The drainage and fluctuation are expected post-thoracotomy.

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