Nursing · Respiratory Care
The nurse assesses the water seal chamber of a closed chest drainage system and notes fluctuations (tidaling) with respiration. What intervention should the nurse implement?
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- 1Document the finding as the lung has not yet fully re-expanded✓
- 2Increase the suction pressure to stabilize the fluid
- 3Notify the provider that the lung has fully re-expanded
- 4Check the system immediately for an air leak
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Document the finding as the lung has not yet fully re-expanded
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