ZIMMERMAN 7-12/7-13. My pt. this week was a 53yr old male with spntaneous pneumothorax of the left lung with a chest tube. On my first day my pt. was very talkative and he had little pain. I did have to give him pain meds one time. Mrs. Zimmerman was able to go in and show me the pleura vac he was on and what to look for. On the second day upon my assesment i was unable to hear any left lung sounds so i went and got Mrs. Zimmerman who listened as well she heard very diminished sounds as well. We went and got his nurse Laura who listened and confirmed our findings. She then notified the Dr. of our findings. The Doctor then came in and examined him, he was able to find that that the clients chest tube had been dislodged so he was going to go back to his office and come back and try to minipulate it back into place. He also ordered a chest x-ray to determine the placement exactly of the chest tube. I was also able to watch a bladder scan and d/c several IV's. Overall a good day and Mrs. Zimmerman has did a great job in making me feel comfortable in my nursing roll and i fell she has really extended my knowledge of charting.