The nurse is caring for a client who has developed a tension pneumothorax. The provider asks the nurse to gather the necessary supplies. Which of the following will the nurse obtain?
A nurse walks into a client’s room and discovers that the client is in respiratory distress. The client has tracheal deviation to the right side. The nurse knows to prepare for which of the following emergent procedures?
A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving a TPN infusion. The nurse suspects that the client has developed a pneumothorax because of the placement of the central line. Which action would the nurse perform in response?
The nurse suspects that a client has a diaphragmatic rupture and is in respiratory distress that is worsening. The nurse knows that which of the following additional information would confirm this suspicion?
A nurse is caring for a client admitted to the emergency department. The client has just been diagnosed with a hemothorax. What is the priority nursing intervention at this time?
Which of the following is a common finding in an open pneumothorax?
A nurse is applying an occlusive dressing over a chest wound and knows that in order for it to be properly applied, the goal for the dressing is to do which of the following?
When assessing a client for a gun shot wound the nurse needs to know the size of the projectile. The nurse knows this is related to which of the following science topic?
A client is admitted to the emergency room with suspected hemothorax. The nurse knows that which of the following is a possible sign of a massive hemothorax?
