What should the nurse instruct the client to do if a nurse is assisting a physician with the removal of a chest tube?

The correct answer is perform valsalva maneuver is what the nurse should ask the client to do when assisting the physician with the removal of the chest tube.

The valsalva maneuver is performed by inhaling and then having a forceful exhalation. The client can also take a deep breath and then the chest tube would be removed, a tape is then put in place.

This is done to prevent the incidence of pneumothorax in the client. Exhaling slowly, staying very still, inhaling and exhaling quickly are wrong instructions to give to the client by the nurse at such time.