Awais Jamil
Shaukat khanum Memorial cancer Hospital, Pakistan
Title: Competency building of nurses in care of patients with chest tube drainage
Biography
Biography: Awais Jamil
Abstract
Background:
Chest drainages are widely used therapeutically in patients with respiratory disorders and post cardiothoracic surgeries. It requires specialized equipment and expertise in handling and managing with chest drains. Continuous training and education of nursing staff in this regard is very important to prevent incidences related to chest tube including tube dislodgment, improper drainage output measurement and management, accidental tube removal and so forth during hospitalization.
Aim:
The aim of this quality project is to build staff competency and strengthen their skills in handling chest drainages to provide safe care.
Methodology:
The project was carried out with 32 nurse and 06 technicians working in pulmonary and cardiovascular unit from the period of Jan – June 2017. Retrospective data was obtained through last two quarters of 2017 incidences records related to chest drains management. Juan’s Problem Solving Methodology is used to approach this issue.
Results:
The result analyzed on the basis incidences trend so we took in services session on chest tube management and develop competency check list after six month again reevaluated the incident trend which was drastically decreases so we developed a module and hand over to area clinical nurse instructors.
Conclusion:
The aforementioned results affirm that competency building of nursing staff has resulted in zero incidences related to chest drainages management and monitoring and improvement in hands-off process. Additionally it has enhances staff’s confidence and comfort level while dealing chest drainages.