eagle1953

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1. Chest Tube Question

   eagle1953 replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

   The chest tubes I mentioned were not "open to air", there was a doctors order to disconnect the CT from suction for transport,-- I feel very comfortable taking care of these patients. I was merely questioning why a doctor would get upset because the...

2. Chest Tube Question

   eagle1953 replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

   the pleurovac on our unit has a shut off valve on the short suction tubing that connects it to the longer tubing to wall suction. If this short suction tubing is supposed to be left open to air when the system is to gravity, why is there a shut off ...

3. Chest Tube Question

   eagle1953 replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

   my question was, when suction tubing is disconnected (not the water seal tubing) do you leave it open to air - of clamp it..........

4. Chest Tube Question

   eagle1953 replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

   can anyone answer this......when disconnecting a CT pt from suction for transport, do you leave the suction tubing open to air or clamp it. and why? am getting conflicting answers on this one.......pls help

5. chest tubes

   eagle1953 replied to deadlydevil's topic in CCU

   When taking a CT patient off suction for transport, do you clamp the suction tubing? or do you leave it open to air. And why? I am not talking about the water seal tubing, I am talking about the tubing attached to the wall suction. Need to know a...