n. What teaching information would you include for a patient being discharged with an Aspira drain?...

n. What teaching information would you include for a patient being discharged with an Aspira drain?

o. You are making a home visit to a patient with MA and an Aspira drain. What would you do if:

The patient reports increasing dyspnea and abdominal distention?

The patient tells you that she drains 3-4 liters from her abdomen every 4 days?

The patient has a low-grade fever?

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