Chest Tubes - Nursing Management & Assessment NCLEX RN & LPN

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Today’s video is all about chest tube nursing management for Nursing Students and NCLEX Review.

Chest tubes are used to drain fluid from around the lungs and into a drainage bag. The process can be painful for patients, but chest tube nursing management is necessary for treating several conditions.

It's a tricky, delicate procedure – and as a nurse, it requires you to have an expert grasp on the anatomy of the lungs and chest cavity.

00:00 Introduction
01:40 Pleural Space and Chest Tubes
03:05 How Chest Tubes Work
04:18 Chest Tube Chambers
07:15 Blood in Chest Tube Drainage
10:02 Stopped or Decreased Drainage
12:20 Chest Tube Complications
15:00 Chest Tube Removal
16:51 Conclusion

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