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Nurses help people all day long. Whether it’s a colleague who needs a hand or a patient who needs support, a nurse will evaluate what’s needed and find a way to make that happen. But when nurses need something, they are frequently reluctant to ask for help. But a nurse’s human resources (HR) department can help with professional help and often has extensive assistance available.
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Category: Fundamentals Chest tube placement is probably not necessary in healthy patients with small primary spontaneous or isolated small traumatic pneumothoraces in the absence of respiratory compromise or concomitant injuries.
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