Learn the ins & outs of chest tubes with nurse educator Michele Lilienthal, RN, MA, CEN, TCRN 🙌👩🏻‍⚕️ ✅ Setting up a chest tube ✅ Changing the collection chamber ✅ Managing chest tube drainage Link to full length video here: https://mynursingmastery.builtbyhlt.com/?beta_token=aKC42Q9FhKWax4R3wMiA&sc=&_ga=2.164330424.623344456.1594659774-1870874690.1589462408&sc=1011900082102292 | Nursing and NCLEX Mastery

🫁 Taking Care of the Chest Tube Patient Chest tubes can be used in different situations but they are usually used to remove air or some type of fluid from around the lungs. This air and fluid can prevent the lungs from fully expanding. This is what is commonly called a collapsed lung! Pneumothorax = Air around the lung Hemothorax = Blood around the lung Pleural Effusion = Fluid in and around the lung Empyema = Infectious drainage or purulent drainage around the lung When caring for these patien

Setting up a Chest Tube🫁 Chest tubes can be used for many different reasons. They help remove whatever is preventing the lung from fully inflating — this could be air, blood, fluid (effusion), or even pus from an infection trapped between the lung and the chest wall. A chest tube is placed to clear that space, allowing the lung to expand and the patient to breathe more easily. Always remember: 👉Follow orders with chest tubes 👉Always assess your patient’s respiratory status & overall condition