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Zorluk: ZorReduction of Risk Potential

A practical nurse is assisting with the care of a client who underwent a bedside left-sided thoracentesis 1 hour1\text{ hour} ago. During the current assessment, the client appears highly restless and reports a sudden increase in shortness of breath. The client's vital signs are: blood pressure 102/64 mm Hg102/64\text{ mm Hg} (baseline 138/82 mm Hg138/82\text{ mm Hg}), heart rate 114 beats/min114\text{ beats/min}, and respiratory rate 28 breaths/min28\text{ breaths/min}. The nurse notes asymmetrical chest wall expansion and a subtle deviation of the trachea to the right. Which action should the practical nurse take first?

  1. Apply supplemental oxygen and urgently notify the supervising registered nurse or rapid response team.Cevap
  2. B
    Encourage the client to take slow, deep breaths and document the findings as expected post-procedure anxiety.
  3. C
    Administer the prescribed as-needed opioid analgesic to alleviate the client's restlessness and pleural pain.
  4. D
    Obtain a sterile chest tube insertion tray and explain the risks and benefits of the required intervention to the client.

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The practical nurse should immediately apply supplemental oxygen and escalate the situation by notifying the supervising registered nurse or rapid response team.
The client is exhibiting classic signs of a tension pneumothorax, a severe and life-threatening complication of a thoracentesis. The accumulation of air in the pleural space causes mediastinal shift (evidenced by tracheal deviation) and hemodynamic collapse (evidenced by dropping blood pressure and rising heart rate). As this is a medical emergency requiring advanced intervention (such as needle decompression), the practical nurse's most critical role is to support oxygenation and immediately escalate to the RN or rapid response team.

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1
Analyze the assessment findings in the context of the recent procedure.
The client has restlessness, tachypnea, tachycardia, hypotension, asymmetrical chest expansion, and tracheal deviation following a thoracentesis.
Recognizing early and late signs of procedural complications is a critical component of risk reduction.
2
Identify the underlying complication indicated by the clinical data.
The specific combination of tracheal deviation, asymmetrical chest movement, and hemodynamic instability strongly indicates a developing tension pneumothorax.
A tension pneumothorax is a known, life-threatening complication of pleural space access that traps air in the chest, compressing the heart and contralateral lung.
3
Determine the priority, scope-appropriate nursing action.
The nurse must initiate basic supportive care (oxygen therapy) and immediately notify higher-level providers (RN/Rapid Response).
Treating a tension pneumothorax requires advanced interventions (needle decompression, chest tube) which fall outside the LPN scope, making immediate escalation the priority.

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Recognizing and responding to severe procedural complications (tension pneumothorax) within the practical nursing scope of practice.
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