medium · NCLEX-RN risk-reduction
Following a difficult CVC insertion attempt at 14:00, a client reports sudden pleuritic chest pain. At 14:15, the RN notes RR 28/min and diminished breath sounds on the affected side.
Which is the safest interpretation of these findings?
- The client has likely developed an iatrogenic pneumothorax from the procedure
- The client is experiencing expected post-procedural anxiety and splinting.
- The catheter tip has caused a pulmonary infarction from embolization
- The client has developed hospital-acquired pneumonia in the lower lobe.
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