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NCLEX-RN · Question #197
NCLEX-RN Question #197: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation
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Question
A client has a chest tube placed in his left pleural space to re-expand his collapsed lung. In a closed-chest drainage system, the purpose of the water seal is to:
Options
- APrevent air from entering the pleural space
- BPrevent fluid from entering the pleural space
- CProvide a means to measure chest drainage
- DProvide an indicator of respiratory effort
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