Question

4. While transferring a client with a chest tube the chest tube becomes disconnected from the

connection to the water seal drainage system. The nurse immerses the end of the tube in a
bottle of sterile water. What action should the nurse implement next?

Answer 1

prepare a new water seal system and reattach the chest tube

Step-by-step explanation:

The disconnection of chest drainage system during transferring a client with a chest tube, the initial step will be to place the tube in a bottle of sterile water.

In the next step, the nurse is required to prepare a new water seal system and reattach the chest tube for the continuous functioning of the chest drainage system.