Question: 61-61 of 70 Page: 61 of 7o 61 A nurse is caring for a client who has a

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Question: 61-61 of 70 Page: 61 of 7o 61 A nurse is caring for a client who has a drainage evacuator. Which of the following is an appropriate action by the nurse? O O O O Discontinue the drainage system when it becomes full. Ensure the drainage suction is set on high pressure. Measure drainage by emptying into a graduated cylinder. Check the volume of the drainage every 24 hr. Note: Clicking outside of this window will pause your test If your popup blocker is enabled, clicking the window's button or pressing Al-F4" wil stop your test session and ciose al windows me anything

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DISCONTINUE THE DRAINAGE SYSTEM WHEN IT IS FULL::

If we discontinue the drainage system when it is full then maybe a chance to spread infection from the outer side to inside. That we have to face so many challenges to do this method. We may prefer it as the final step to remove the drainage permanently for the patient.

ENSURE THE DRAINAGE SYSTEM IS SET IN HIGH PRESSURE::

If we set the drainage system in high pressure than the patient's capacity, there will be more chances to increase the bleeding from the fleshy part's of the muscle. Forget the patients may feel more pressure and feel pain. There may be a chance to stop heavy bleeding place to the patients dizziness and other related conditions followed. So this is the bad option where the nurse should not follow.

MEASURE DRAINAGE BY EMPTYING INTO A GRADUATED CYLINDER.,

This is a perfect method where we should follow in emptying the drainage, so there will be no pleasure application, the drainage fluid can be measured exactly, which will be helpful to replace the fluids like blood etc,.

Ensure that the drainage pipes should not be at the level of the patient, it always should be lower level of the patient to maintain Gravity, which helps for easy suctioning.

CHECK THE VOLUME OF THE DRAINAGE EVERY 24 HOURS.:

By checking the volume of the drainage for every 24 hours there may be a chances of overload of the fluid. It may lead to high pressure which leads to pain,over bleeding and other loss.

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