Chest tube care includes ensuring:

A Clamping the tube routinely

B The drainage system is below the chest level, tubing is not kinked, and water seal fluctuates with respiration

C The tube is disconnected for ambulation

D Suction is always off

✓ Correct Answer: Option B

Chest tube: keep drainage system below chest, avoid dependent loops, never clamp without order, observe tidaling (water seal fluctuates with breathing), report >100mL/hr drainage, assess for air leak (bubbling).

💡 Why is B) the correct answer?

The correct answer to the question "Chest tube care includes ensuring:" is Option B: The drainage system is below the chest level, tubing is not kinked, and water seal fluctuates with respiration.

The other options — A) Clamping the tube routinely, C) The tube is disconnected for ambulation, D) Suction is always off — are incorrect for this NCLEX-RN Exam Prep question. As explained above: Chest tube: keep drainage system below chest, avoid dependent loops, never clamp without order, observe tidaling (water seal fluctuates with breathing), report >100mL/hr drainage, assess for air leak…

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Chest tube care includes ensuring:

✓ Correct Answer: Option B

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