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NCLEX-RN · Question #303

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Question

A post-lung surgery client is placed on a chest tube drainage system. When explaining to the family how the system works, the nurse states that the water-seal bottle of a three-bottle chest drainage system serves which of the following purposes?

Options

  • ACollection bottle for drainage
  • BPressure regulator
  • CPreventing accumulation of blood around the heart
  • DPreventing air from entering the chest upon inspiration

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