List four key points to ensure proper functioning of a chest tube during patient transport.
What will be an ideal response?
1) the drainage system must be kept lower than the patient's chest at all times
2) the chest tube must not be clamped or occluded at any time
3) the chest tube must be connected to a functional water seal drainage system
4) the drainage system must not be tipped or dropped
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What will be an ideal response?
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The development of the printing press and the publication of books, which allowed greater access to knowledge from research, occurred during which period?
A. The Middle Ages B. Renaissance C. Seventeenth Century D. Nineteenth century E. None of the above
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