Chest tubes: Flashcards

1
Q

What are some conditions that would need a chestube?

A

Pnuemothorax: Air in plueral space (collapsed lung)
Hemothorax: Blood in the plueral space, may or may not occur in conjunction with a pnuemothorax

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How would you want to position your patient who has a pneumothorax?

A

Lay on good side
protect their respiratory angel dont squash the remaining air out of the bad lung- lay patient on their good side

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How would you position your patient who has a hemothorax?

A

position on bad side
protect their innocent healthy lung, lay on bad lunch and squash the bloody little devil

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4
Q

what should the nurse never do when draining a chest tube?

A

never strip a chest tube: milk or clamp a chest tube without a physicians order
* make sure there is no kinks in the tubing

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5
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what finding do we need to report to the health care provider?

A

if the chestube fills up to 100cc’s or greater in an hour

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Q

where should the chestube be in the patients room?

A

lower than chest level, on the end of the bed.

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