[Answered]: The x-ray showed a 70% pneumothorax, and a chesr…

The x-ray showed a 70% pneumothorax, and a chesr tube is placed. Eric returns to the floor with a right-sided 20 french chest tube connected to a chest tube drainage system at -20cm H2O of suction. Prioritize the sequence of assessments. 1. Drainage system: setting for suction, fluid in the collection chamber, bubbles in the water seal chamber. 2. Respiratory Status: rate and depth, saturation level, lung sounds. 3. Dressing: chest tube dressing intactness. 4. Pain: discomfort in chest from tube