Which interpretation of X-ray is accurate in the following? A nurse is reviewing a client's X-ray. The X-ray shows an endotracheal (ET) tube placed 3/4″ (2 cm) above the carina and reveals nodular lesions and patchy infiltrates in the upper lobe.
RATIONALE: This X-ray suggests tuberculosis. An ET tube thats 3/4 above the carina is at an adequate level in the trachea. Theres no need to advance it or pull it back.
CLIENT NEEDS CATEGORY: Health promotion and maintenance
CLIENT NEEDS SUBCATEGORY: None
COGNITIVE LEVEL: Analysis
REFERENCE: Smeltzer, S.C., et al. Brunner & Suddarths Textbook of Medical Surgical-Nursing, 11th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2008, p. 644.
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