The nurse teaches a patient about self-care of two Jackson-Pratt drains after breast surgery. What does the nurse include in patient teaching?
a. Empty the drain every 2 hours and meas-ure the contents.
b. Maintain a small, steady amount of ten-sion on the drain tubing.
c. Record the amount removed from each drain separately.
d. Keep the collection end of the drain lower than the patient's waist.
C
Since the patient has two Jackson-Pratt drains, the amount removed from each drain should be recorded separately to allow the healthcare provider to know their effectiveness and when they can be removed. The bulb should be emptied when it is approximately two-thirds full, and a household device should be used to measure the contents as precisely as possible. The nurse in-structs the patient to avoid putting tension on the tubing and to keep the bulb below the insertion site. Waist level is probably as low as the tubing can reach and still allow slack in the tubing.
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