The nursing staff from a community hospital is attending a conference to learn how to use a closed chest tube collection device instead of the previously used glass bottle with 500 cc of sterile water
The nurse realizes this conference ensures that all nurses will practice chest tube care according to: 1. National standards of care.
2. The Joint Commission provision of care accreditation standards.
3. Cost-effective methods.
4. National Patient Safety goals.
National standards of care.
Rational: National standards of care are based on reasonableness and are the average degree of skill, care, and diligence exercised by members of the same profession. Educational programs make it easier for all individuals of a profession to learn the standards so that all patients receive the highest quality of care, regardless of location. The Joint Commission's provisions of care standards and the National Patient Safety goals do not specifically address chest tube care. The closed chest tube collection device may or may not be a cost-effective method.
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