Chest Tubes
Positioning of the chest tube system
What is below the patient's chest level?
Universal donor
What is O-negative blood?
Inflammation of a blood vessel
What is phlebitis?
The first thing you would do when suspecting SIRS/sepsis
Localized injury to skin and underlying tissue, usually over a bony prominence, as a result of pressure, or in combination with shear and/or friction
What is a pressure injury?
Continuous bubbling in the water seal chamber of a closed-drain chest tube system
What is a leak in the system?
Tubing used for administering blood products
What is Y-tubing with filter?
Used for short-term infusions, medication administration, and fluid/blood product delivery
What is the use of a peripheral venous catheter?
What is Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS) and Sequential Organ Failure Score (SOFA)/ Quick SOFA (qSOFA)?
Wounds with a “punched-out” appearance, commonly found on feet, over the tips of toes, or on the toe joints
What is an arterial ulcer?
Collects fluid drainage and allows measurement of drainage volume
What is a collection chamber?
The most serious reactions occur in the first _____ of the infusion
What is 15-30 minutes?
The action the nurse takes to help maintain patency of the IV cannula
What is performing a regularly scheduled flush?
Sepsis-induced hypotension despite adequate fluid resuscitation
What is septic shock?
Material such as fluid and cells, that has escaped from blood vessels during the inflammatory process and is deposited in tissue or tissue surfaces
What is exudate?
Characterized by an accumulation of air between the pleural space
What is a pneumothorax?
Blood must be administered within this time frame
What is 4 hours?
A commonly used isotonic solution
What is 0.9% sodium chloride (NS)?
5 key elements that help to prevent the progression of sepsis to septic shock and additional complications
What is the 1 hour bundle?
An assessment scale that assesses patients for skin breakdown and is identified by Wounds Canada and the RNAO BPGs as a reliable and valid risk assessment tool across all healthcare sectors
What is the Braden Scale?
The name for the up and down motion of the water in the water seal chamber that corresponds to the intrathoracic pressure changes associated with the patient's respirations
What is tidaling?
Platelets are required to have this to prevent clotting
What is continuous agitation/rocking?
Re-hydrate, deliver medications, blood or plasma products, or nutrition
What is the purpose of IV therapy?
Catching sepsis early will prevent this fatal outcome
What is Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome (MODS)?
A dressing used for small superficial wounds and traps moisture over wound
What is a transparent film dressing? (ex: Tegaderm film)