The nurse is called to assist a 32-year-old G1P0 female who is in active labor with a viable intrauterine pregnancy at 30-weeks estimated gestational age. The patient delivers a neonate who requires intubation due to secondary apnea. The nurse auscultates to assess for endotracheal tube placement and notes breath sounds are louder on the right than the left. Which of the following is the next best step in management?

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