QOD 089: Adult chest tube (Basic Care and Comfort)

The nurse is caring for a client with a chest tube. While assessing the tubing, the nurse notes a clot in the tubing. What action is appropriate in order to remove the clot from the tubing?

• Squeeze by sections moving from the client to the chest tube chamber
• Milk the tubing
• Strip the tubing starting from the chest tube and moving toward the client
• Strip the tubing starting from the client toward the chest tube chamber