Test: Chest Tube Challenge

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Melissa Pennington

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Chest Tube ChallengeVersion en ligne Test your knowledge on chest tube management and care! par Melissa Pennington 1 What should you do if a chest tube becomes disconnected? a Remove the tube completely. b Notify the patient immediately. c Place the end in sterile saline or clean water. d Clamp the tube immediately. 2 How should you cover a dislodged chest tube? a Use a wet dressing. b Tape it completely shut. c Leave it open to air. d Cover with a dry sterile dressing taped on three sides. 3 What does tidaling in the fluid indicate? a There is an air leak. b Fluid is accumulating. c The system is intact. d The tube is kinked. 4 What is a sign of an air leak in a chest drainage system? a Continuous bubbling when connected to suction. b Dry dressing on the tube. c No movement in the fluid. d Fluctuations in fluid level. 5 What should you do if fluctuations in the fluid cease? a Change the dressing. b Check for kinked tubing or occlusions. c Increase suction pressure. d Remove the chest tube. 6 What is the purpose of a chest tube? a To provide oxygen. b To administer medication. c To remove or drain blood or air from the intrapleural space. d To monitor heart rate. 7 What does a tension pneumothorax require? a A longer chest tube. b More fluid in the tube. c Immediate medical intervention. d Increased suction. 8 What happens if the dressing on a dislodged tube is taped completely? a It will stabilize the tube. b It will allow air to escape. c It will prevent infection. d It may cause a tension pneumothorax. 9 Which drainage system is commonly used for chest tubes? a The wound vacuum system. b The Pleur-evac drainage system. c The IV drip system. d The Foley catheter system. 10 What should be monitored in a patient with a chest tube? a Blood pressure only. b Heart rate only. c Fluctuations in fluid and signs of air leaks. d Temperature only.

Chest Tube ChallengeVersion en ligne

Test your knowledge on chest tube management and care!

par Melissa Pennington

What should you do if a chest tube becomes disconnected?

Remove the tube completely.

Notify the patient immediately.

Place the end in sterile saline or clean water.

Clamp the tube immediately.

How should you cover a dislodged chest tube?

Use a wet dressing.

Tape it completely shut.

Leave it open to air.

Cover with a dry sterile dressing taped on three sides.

What does tidaling in the fluid indicate?

There is an air leak.

Fluid is accumulating.

The system is intact.

The tube is kinked.

What is a sign of an air leak in a chest drainage system?

Continuous bubbling when connected to suction.

Dry dressing on the tube.

No movement in the fluid.

Fluctuations in fluid level.

What should you do if fluctuations in the fluid cease?

Change the dressing.

Check for kinked tubing or occlusions.

Increase suction pressure.

Remove the chest tube.

What is the purpose of a chest tube?

To provide oxygen.

To administer medication.

To remove or drain blood or air from the intrapleural space.

To monitor heart rate.

What does a tension pneumothorax require?

A longer chest tube.

More fluid in the tube.

Immediate medical intervention.

Increased suction.

What happens if the dressing on a dislodged tube is taped completely?

It will stabilize the tube.

It will allow air to escape.

It will prevent infection.

It may cause a tension pneumothorax.

Which drainage system is commonly used for chest tubes?

The wound vacuum system.

The Pleur-evac drainage system.

The IV drip system.

The Foley catheter system.

What should be monitored in a patient with a chest tube?

Blood pressure only.

Heart rate only.

Fluctuations in fluid and signs of air leaks.

Temperature only.

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Chest Tube ChallengeVersion en ligne

par Melissa Pennington

What should you do if a chest tube becomes disconnected?

How should you cover a dislodged chest tube?

What does tidaling in the fluid indicate?

What is a sign of an air leak in a chest drainage system?

What should you do if fluctuations in the fluid cease?

What is the purpose of a chest tube?

What does a tension pneumothorax require?

What happens if the dressing on a dislodged tube is taped completely?

Which drainage system is commonly used for chest tubes?

What should be monitored in a patient with a chest tube?