Nursing responsibilities for managing the care of a client who has a chest tube drainage system
Nursing responsibilities for managing the care of a client who has a chest tube drainage system
25. Define pneumothorax.
26. Define hemothorax.
27. Define empyema.
28. What is a chest tube? Describe 2 reasons for its use.
29. What are the two sites used for inserting a chest tube?
30. What is water-seal suction? What is the purpose?
31 . What are the nursing responsibilities for managing the care of a client who has a chest tube drainage system?
32. What is the purpose of adding suction to the chest tube drainage system?
33. What is an air leak?