The abbreviation NPO means ____________________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


nothing by mouth

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A) removed. B) highlighted. C) color-coded. D) flagged. E) replaced.

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A client with a pneumothorax receives a chest tube attached to a Pleur-evac. The nurse notices that the fluid of the second chamber of the Pleur-evac isn't bubbling. Which nursing assumption would be most invalid?

a) The tubing from the client to the chamber is blocked. b) There is a leak somewhere in the tubing system. c) The client's affected lung has reexpanded. d) The tubing needs to be cleared of fluid.

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