A patient gets up in the middle of the night and forgets she has a chest tube in. The chest tube pulls out of her body and falls onto the floor. You, the nurse, walk by and perform what intervention?

A Put on occlusive dressing on the wound and tape three sides to her skin.

explanation

The occlusive dressing will block air flow on three sides, while the fourth allows air to escape on exhalation.

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