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Nursing 301 Final: T-Tube questionsfully solved & updated
A patient had a cholecystectomy and has a t-tube in place. You're helping the
nursing student understand how to care for the t-tube. The nursing student asks
you where the t-tube is located in the body. Your response is the:
A. Cystic duct
B. Hepatic duct
C. Bile duct
D. Pancreatic duct - answer C. Bile duct
The nurse helps the patient with a t-tube get up from the bed and sit in the
bedside chair. Where will the nurse make it priority to position the tubing and
drainage bag of the t-tube?
A. Slightly elevated above the t-tube insertion site
B. At heart level
C. Midline with the t-tube insertion site
D. At or below the waist - answer D. At or below the waist
Which position is best for a patient with a t-tube?
A. Supine
B. Semi-Fowler's
C. Right lateral recumbent
D. Left lateral recumbent - answer B. Semi-Fowler's
A patient is post-op day 4 from a t-tube placement. Which finding below requires
you to notify the physician?
A. Drainage from the t-tube is yellowish green.
B. Drainage from the t-tube within the past 24 hours is approximately 925 cc.
C. Blood tinged drainage from the t-tube has decreased.
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