The nurse assessing a client for tracheal displacement should know that the trachea will deviate toward the:

a) contralateral side in a simple pneumothorax.
b) affected side in a hemothorax.
c) affected side in a tension pneumothorax.
d) contralateral side in a hemothorax.

Answer: d) contralateral side in a hemothorax.

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