Routine Care for the Chest Drain on the Hospital or Respiratory Ward Learning

TV Show: Routine Care for a Chest Drain on a Respiratory Ward

In this episode of the TV show, we are joined by Dr Alina Ionescu, Consultant Respiratory Physician and National Clinical Lead for Pleural Disease, who outlines some simple steps that would greatly improve the quality of care for patients with a chest drain on a respiratory ward.

We are also joined by Artemio Gonzales, Specialist Respiratory Nurse, who demonstrates each of the steps.

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Step 1: Checking the patency and integrity of the chest drain

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Step 2: Use of the 3-way tap

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Step 3: Checking for blockages and flushing the circuit

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Routine Care for the Chest Drain on the Hospital or Respiratory Ward Learning

TV Show: Routine Care for a Chest Drain on a Respiratory Ward

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Step 1: Checking the patency and integrity of the chest drain

Step 2: Use of the 3-way tap

Step 3: Checking for blockages and flushing the circuit

Step 4: Replacing the bottle and tubing

Step 5: Assessing the chest drain dressing

Routine Care for the Chest Drain on the Hospital or Respiratory Ward Learning

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TV Show: Routine Care for a Chest Drain on a Respiratory Ward

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Step 1: Checking the patency and integrity of the chest drain

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Step 2: Use of the 3-way tap

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Step 3: Checking for blockages and flushing the circuit

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Step 4: Replacing the bottle and tubing

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Step 5: Assessing the chest drain dressing