Drains: Everything You Need to Know (Viewing Only)
Contact Hours: 2.5
Drains are often placed in patients to allow for drainage of a site. The most common indication for drains is to evacuate abscesses/infection. Nurses caring for patients with drains are often intimidated and overwhelmed. In this CE course you will learn about drain management and how care for patients with drains.
Course Outline:
- Introduction
- Types of Drains
- Infections 101: A Brief History of Drains
- Patient Considerations for Percutaneous Drain Placement
- Image-Guided Drainage: How Does it Work?
- Drain Management
- How to Flush a Drain Using a Three-way Stopcock
- Properties of a Well-Functioning Drain
- Is this Normal? Drain Troubleshooting
- Summary
- References (Bibliography)
More Course Information
In this course you will learn about drain management.
Author: Meghan Jenkins, MSN, APRN
Course Objectives:
Upon completion of this course the learner will be able to:
- Differentiate and describe different types of drains.
- Identify indications for drains.
- Describe the basic management of drains, including basic troubleshooting.
This course will take the average learner 125 minutes to complete and awards 2.5 contact hours of continuing education.
Target Audience:
Registered Nurses (RN)
Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRN)
Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN/LVN)
Requirement for completion:
Successful completion of all modules (course content, test, and evaluation).
Course Offering # 2
Continuing Education Provider Approval # 7-0090
Expiration: December 21, 2021
Nursing CE Central is an approved provider of continuing education per the KBN.
Course Content
Drains: Everything You Need to Know
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