When caring for a client with a chest tube in place, the nurse maintains safety by keeping which items at the client's bedside at all times?
1. Bag and mask with oxygen supply
2. Two rubber-tipped clamps, gauze, and petroleum gauze
3. Emergency phone numbers
4. An extra chest tube of the same size inserted into the client
Correct Answer: 2
Two rubber-tipped clamps should be kept at the bedside in case the tube requires rapid clamping to prevent air from entering the pleural space. Gauze and petroleum gauze are kept close by to create an airtight seal should the chest tube accidentally be dislodged. A bag and mask should be kept at the bedside of any client with respiratory disorders. Emergency phone numbers should be written on all facility phones. There would be no need to keep an extra chest tube at the bedside, because there would be time to obtain this while waiting for the health care provider to arrive.
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