RN's removing surgical drains

I've removed a wide variety of surgical drains... chest tubes being the exception. Our surgeons remove those.

Particularly with JP drains... make certain you open the drain to stop the compression before pulling. I explain the procedure to the patient... and instruct them to breathe. I count to 3 with them... and tell them that one the count of 3... to exhale somewhat forcefully... this distraction helps to keep their body relaxed so the drain pulls more easily. Nothing worse than trying to pull a drain on someone who is tensing up against it.

Peace

I did that when I worked at the hospital. The first time the surgeon showed me how he wanted it done, when to call him and information as such. He then expected the nurse to do it for him. I never had a problem taking one out. I was suprised the first time I watched it done how long they are...

renerian

Yes, I have pulled surgical JP drains and removed central lines and staples. I can say that the first time my manager told me I could pull a central line, I was so nervous that I made her do it and now, I do them all the time. I would check with your manager and make sure there is a policy saying that this is allowed and if you are still uncomfortable, have the manager or god forbid the doctor so it.

After my gallbladder surgery 14 years ago the RN removed my drain tube in my room before I was discharges. Went home with the JP tube and doctor removed that when I had the staples out.

we remove them all the time, the only tube that the nurse does not remove is a chest tube, otherwise, the rest are our responsiblily

Used to remove them all the time in Colorado, There was some great docs and nurses there that would show you whatever you needed to learn. I miss that. Now, I don;'t get to remove anything but iv's; no midlines or PICCs, jps etc. I thought that is what we went to school for.

Canadian nurse...I remove it all too. It is a nursing task that we were all tought how to do. If you are unsure, review your policy and procedure manual

We remove PICCs central lines, hemovacs, JP's, epidurals, T-tube the whole deal have even pulled a chest tube with the surgeon at my side to suture, is there really anywhere you cant legally do this?

I am looking for an actual policy that tells you how to remove a hemovac so I can review it and make sure our policy is updated. I am looking for an actual site to print one out and review. I also need literature research to back up the policy. If you or anyone could help that would be great