Posted: July 22nd, 2017

Nurse Reynolds caring for a client with a chest tube turns the client to the side, and the chest tube accidentally disconnects. The initial nursing action is to:

Nurse Reynolds caring for a client with a chest tube turns the client to the side, and the chest tube accidentally disconnects. The initial nursing action is to:

A. Call the physician
B. Place the tube in bottle of sterile water
C. Immediately replace the chest tube system
D. Place a sterile dressing over the disconnection site