The nurse is caring for a client after a thoracentesis. Which of the following assessment findings should the nurse report immediately to the Health Provider?

Ramanpreet Kaur Sidhu

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The nurse is caring for a client after a thoracentesis. Which of the following assessment findings should the nurse report immediately to the Health Provider? 
 
   Ramanpreet Kaur Sidhu   
 
 ID: 137304

Accepted Answer

A heart rate of 150 beats per minute

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Fine crackles in the client's posterior lung bases

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A respiratory rate of 20 breaths per minute

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Serous drainage noted on the dressing at the puncture site

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