What is the initial nursing action when the nurse is caring for a male client with a chest tube and turns the client to the side (and the chest tube accidentally disconnects)?
If the chest drainage system is disconnected, the end of the tube is placed in a bottle of sterile water held below the level of the chest. The system is replaced if it breaks or cracks or if the collection chamber is full. Placing a sterile dressing over the disconnection site will not prevent complications resulting from the disconnection. The physician may need to be notified, but this is not the initial action.
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