Aclient with unresolved hemothorax is febrile, with chills and sweating. he has a nonproductive cough and chest pain. his chest tube drainage is turbid. what should the nurse request in sbar communication with the health care provider

Answer;

-Antibiotic therapy

-The nurse should request antibiotic therapy in sbar communication with the health care provider.

Explanation;

-Any condition that produces fluid accumulation or sequestration of fluid with infective properties can lead to empyema, an accumulation of pus in a body cavity, especially the pleural space, as a result of bacterial infection.

-An infected chest tube site, lobar pneumonia, and P. carinii pneumonia can lead to fever, chills, and sweating associated with infection. With the symptoms of infection, antibiotic therapy would be recommended.

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