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Wound Care | How to Drain a Wound- Nursing Skills:
In this video we’re going to look at how to empty a wound drain, specifically a Jackson-Pratt bulb drain. These drains help to carry drainage away from the wound so they can heal faster with a lower risk for infection. Make sure you know specifically how to manage whatever drain your patient has – if you aren’t sure, ask! We love you guys! Go out and be your best selves today! And, as always, happy nursing!
Bookmarks:
0.05 Emptying Wound Drain- Introduction
0:21 Draining first steps- cup for output
0:34 Wound drain spill precautions
0:44 Inspecting the drainage
0:56 Opening the drain port
1:12 Additional drain suctioning
1:28 Cleaning the port
1:33 Measuring output
1:45 Documenting the output
1:56 Additional wound drainage tips
2:14 Outro
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