Tutorials
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
National Welsh Standard
Routine Care for a Chest Drain on a Respiratory Ward
Following a national patient safety agency enquiry, which found severe harm and unnecessary deaths associated with the insertion of a chest drain, standards for the insertion of a chest drain have improved greatly across the country with detailed guidance. As important as its safe insertion, is the safe routine care of a chest drain. Without continuous monitoring and proactive management, the patient can experience serious adverse events.
The aim of this National Welsh Standard is to provide some simple steps to the safe routine care of a chest drain, while a patient is admitted to a respiratory ward.
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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Assessments
Routine Care for a Chest Drain on a Respiratory Ward
40-minute case-based assessment
20 multiple choice questions
80% pass mark (16 out of 20)
Unlimited retakes
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