Posted: December 27th, 2017

The nurse is monitoring a client following a lung resection. The hourly output from the chest tube was 300mL. The nurse should give priority to:

. The nurse is monitoring a client following a lung resection. The
hourly output from the chest tube was 300mL. The nurse should
give priority to:
❍ A. Turning the client to the left side
❍ B. Milking the tube to ensure patency
❍ C. Slowing the intravenous infusion
❍ D. Notifying the physician