Most procedures viewed in my institution
Refer to the Tools section for the CIUSSS protocols. ***The extravasation kits are to be verified by the CSI/Assistant head nurse on the units.*** Keywords: Extravasation, cytotoxic compounds, antineoplastics, chemotherapy Note: Patients from sites other than the JGH must be referred to the JGH Emergency Department.
Drainage of secretions present in the bronchi (bronchial tubes) by changing the user's position or by percussion and/or vibration.
Definition of a fall: “Sudden and involuntary change in body position, resulting in the person lying on the floor or on another surface at a level lower than the person’s previous position, which may or may not result in injury.”
Set of guidelines governing how to drain gases or other gastric contents from the stomach with a nasogastric tube.