The nurse is preparing to assist with the insertion of a chest tube that will be attached to a closed-chest drainage system without suction. In monitoring the closed-chest drainage system, the nurse would expect to initially assess for:
a. fluctuation of water in the water-seal chamber during respirations.
b. constant fluid fluctuations in the drainage-collection chamber.
c. continuous bubbling in the suction-control chamber.
d. occasional bubbling in the suction-control chamber.
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