Posted: July 25th, 2017

When planning discharge teaching for a young female client who has had a pneumothorax, it is important that the nurse include the signs and symptoms of a pneumothorax and teach the client to seek medical assistance if she experiences:

When planning discharge teaching for a young female client who has had a pneumothorax, it is important that the nurse include the signs and symptoms of a pneumothorax and teach the client to seek medical assistance if she experiences:

A. Substernal chest pain
B. Episodes of palpitation
C. Severe shortness of breath
D. Dizziness when standing up