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UNIT 3
PROCEDURE CHECKLIST 41
Nursing interventions for Client with Infections and Inflammations: Removal
of drain

NO. PROCEDURE REMARKS

Confirm that the physician order correlates with amount of
1. drainage in the past 24 hours

Explain procedure to patient: offer analgesia and bathroom as
2. required

3. Prepare necessary equipment.

Apply a waterproof drape/ pad for depositing the drain once it
4. has been removed. This provides a place to put the drain once it
is removed.

5. Perform hand hygiene
Apply non-sterile gloves and face shield according to agency
6. policy

Release suction on reservoir; measure and record drainage if
7. >10mls.

8. Remove tape and dressing from drain insertion site

9. *Clean site according to simple dressing change procedure.

Carefully cut and remove suture anchoring drain with sterile
10.
suture scissors.

Snip beneath the suture knot to ensure contaminated suture is
11. not brought into the tissue. Pull suture out. Snip or cut knot away
from yourself.

12. Stabilize skin with non-dominant hand by using sterile gauze.

Ask patient to take a deep breath and exhale slowly: remove the
13. drain as the patient exhales using sterile forceps

Firmly grasp drainage tube close to skin with dominant hand,
14. and with a swift and steady motion withdraw the drain and place
it on the waterproof drape/pad.

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