NUR 2016 TRAUMA TEST 2 QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS

NUR 2016: TRAUMA TEST 2 QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS




1) What is a hemothorax? -- Answer ✔✔ blood in the pleural space



2) Where are chest tubes placed for a hemothorax? -- Answer ✔✔ Lower on the chest
to facilitate drainage



3) What is a pneumothorax? -- Answer ✔✔ air in the pleural space



4) What is an open pneumothorax? -- Answer ✔✔ Air enters the pleural space through
a hole in the chest wall.



5) What is a closed pneumothorax? -- Answer ✔✔ Air enters the pleural space from
the lungs themselves (like a tear in lung tissue)



6) What is a tension pneumothorax? -- Answer ✔✔ Air continually enters the pleural
space and cannot exit. This causes compression of the thoracic structures. Can be a
complication of both open or closed pneumos.