A nurse is caring for a client with a closed chest tube drainage system. Upon assessment, the nurse notices that the chest tube container has a crack and is leaking. The client is agitated with a respiratory rate of 45 breaths/min.

What is the nurse's priority action?

Ramanpreet Kaur Sidhu

ID: 137304

Question

A nurse is caring for a client with a closed chest tube drainage system. Upon assessment, the nurse notices that the chest tube container has a crack and is leaking. The client is agitated with a respiratory rate of 45 breaths/min.  
 
 What is the nurse's  priority  action? 
 
   Ramanpreet Kaur Sidhu   
 
 ID: 137304

Accepted Answer

Submerge tubing in sterile water

Answer

Clamp the chest tube

Answer

Notify the healthcare provider (HCP)

Answer

Replace the chest tube drainage system

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