Becker Drain

Brian, ASN, RN · Sep 29, 2005

I just did a quick search here on allnurses.com and found the following thread:

https://allnurses.com/forums/showthread.php?t=70509&highlight=Becker+Drainage+system

Hope that helps

Here is a simple google search:

http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rls=GGLD,GGLD:2005-18,GGLD:en&q=%22Becker+Drainage%22

Remember search engines are your friends :)

papawjohn · Sep 30, 2005

Hey Tricie

I didn't know that there are two manufacturers of ventriculostomy drain equipt. Only brand I've worked with is CODMAN. That's just a "BTW". Anyhow, got to poking around and found a source for you. Probably more than you ever wanted to know.

Type into your search engine:

utmb nursing practice standards neurological drainage

It will take you to the U of Texas Medical Branch procedure manual in pfd. I'd post the hyperlink but it's about a mile long.

Little story about ventriculostomies. First time I assisted the NeuroSurgeon putting one in I was amazed at the kit he opened up. An old hand-operated carpenters drill!!! (Actually, a 'bit and brace') He shaved and prepped the Pt's head, clamped in a drill bit and proceeds to start drilling into the guy's head. Whoa!!! This is a far cry from a chest tube or central line!!! My 'pucker factor' was off the chart!!

"Uh, Doc," I said, "how do you know when to stop?"

"That," he said, "is why it's a five year residency."

There you have it. Five years learning when to stop drilling.

Papaw John

bellehill, RN · Sep 30, 2005

Hey Tricie
I didn't know that there are two manufacturers of ventriculostomy drain equipt. Only brand I've worked with is CODMAN. That's just a "BTW". Anyhow, got to poking around and found a source for you. Probably more than you ever wanted to know.
Type into your search engine:
utmb nursing practice standards neurological drainage
It will take you to the U of Texas Medical Branch procedure manual in pfd. I'd post the hyperlink but it's about a mile long.
Little story about ventriculostomies. First time I assisted the NeuroSurgeon putting one in I was amazed at the kit he opened up. An old hand-operated carpenters drill!!! (Actually, a 'bit and brace') He shaved and prepped the Pt's head, clamped in a drill bit and proceeds to start drilling into the guy's head. Whoa!!! This is a far cry from a chest tube or central line!!! My 'pucker factor' was off the chart!!
"Uh, Doc," I said, "how do you know when to stop?"
"That," he said, "is why it's a five year residency."
There you have it. Five years learning when to stop drilling.
Papaw John

Everytime we have someone new see a ventric go in the doc asks them if they want to keep the drill. It usually takes a few minutes before the rookie realizes it is a joke, priceless facial expression until then!

Brian, ASN, RN · Sep 30, 2005

Here is a link to the PDF papawjohn mentioned:

http://www.utmb.edu/policy/nursing/search/07-02-100.pdf

It's a PDF document, so you'll need adobe acrobat reader installed to read the document.

Otherwise, here is an HTML version of it from google:

http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:j0KgY_cNXFAJ:www.utmb.edu/policy/nursing/search/07-02-100.pdf+utmb+nursing+practice+standards+neurological+drainage&hl=en