Chest Drains Online Skills Pack

Table of Contents

1. Chest Drain Programme
2. Essential Pre-requisite Knowledge
3. Large bore chest drain insertion
4. Small-bore chest drain insertion
5. Pre-hospital chest drain insertion
6. Chest drain management
7. Chest drain Removal
8. Risk Factors of Chest Drain Management
9. Theoretical Assessment - Chest Drains
10. Housekeeping
    1. Assessment of Skill Acquisition - Small Bore Chest Drain Insertion
    2. Assessment of Skill Acquisition - Large Bore Chest Drain Insertion
    3. Assessment of Skill Acquisition - Pre-Hospital Chest Drain Insertion
    4. Assessment of Skill Acquisition - Chest Drain Management
    5. Assessment of Skill Acquisition -Chest Drain Removal
    6. Record of Completion of Programme (Small-Bore Chest Drain Insertion)
    7. Record of Completion of Programme (Large-Bore Chest Drain Insertion)
    8. Record of Completion of Programme (Pre-Hospital Chest Drain Insertion)
    9. Record of Completion of Programme (Chest Drain Management)
    10. Record of Completion of Programme (Chest Drain Removal)
    11. Practitioners' Evaluation Questionnaire (Chest Drains)
    12. References
    13. Useful On-line Resources
    14. Authors, Contributors & Reviewers
11. Appendices

Authors, Contributors & Reviewers

Authors:

Janet Skinner,

Director of Clinical Skills University of Edinburgh and Emergency Medicine Consultant Royal Infirmary Edinburgh

The pack was distributed to the following reviewers:

Internal Review:

Simon Leigh Smith

Surgeon Commander Royal Navy and Emergency Medicine Consultant Royal Infirmary Edinburgh

External Review:

Colville Laird

Director of Education, BASICS Scotland

Margaret Connolly

Lead Nurse for Specialist & Advanced Practice Practice Development Glasgow Royal Infirmary

Ron Keenan

Consultant General Surgeon, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary

Lynn Wallace

Lecturer in Nursing Queen Margaret University

KSF Mapping:

Jean Ker

Director of Clinical Skills University of Dundee

Pack Development:

Date developed: September 2008

Last review date: March 2013

Next review date: March 2016

Persons responsible for review: Clinical Skills Managed Educational Network