Policy Statements
All infants requiring chest tubes require this type of continuous monitoring
What is cardiac and respiratory?
This light is used to identify free air in the chest cavity
Chest tubes are invasive procedure requiring this type of technique
What is sterile?
Suction control on the drainage system is usually set to _____mmHg
What is -20?
The drainage system should always be positioned _____ the level of the patient?
What is below?
This is required by staff prior to to performing a chest tube insertion or thoracentesis
What is a "time-out"?
Patient should be placed in this position for a needle aspiration
What is supine or slightly elevated?
The affected side should be positioned ______ during chest tube insertion
What is supine or slightly elevated?
Wall suction should be turned on to maintain ______ bubbling in the suction chamber
What is gentle?
If no suction is ordered, the suction port and stopcock should be left in the _____ position, and suction should be turned off at the wall
What is open?
This should be provided to ensure patient comfort during the procedure
What is pain medication or pain management?
When emptying the syringe, the stopcock should be ______ to the patient
What is closed?
This should be used to secure the tubing to the bed to prevent the weight of the tubing from pulling out the chest tube
What is a safety pin?
The suction source should be set at at least ____ mmHg to create constant, gentle bubbling
What is 80?
These kind of loops should be avoided to prevent back flow into the chest
What is dependent?
The level of drainage should be marked on the collection chamber at least ______ time(s) a shift
What is one?
The site should be covered with an occlusive dressing immediately after a needle aspiration to prevent this
This type of disinfectant should be used to cleanse the baby's skin prior to insertion
What is betadine or chlorahexadine?
The water seal chamber should be filled with this
What is sterile water?
Site should be covered with this after chest tube removal
What is petroleum gauze or Xeroform?
This is done by using your fingers to move drainage down the chest tube; This should never be performed
This is ordered after the completion of a needle aspiration
What is an X-ray?
This is the name of our chest tube drainage system
What is Oasis?
The only time a chest tube should ever be clamped is when checking for this
What is an air leak?
What is a clamp?