Nursing 301 Final T-Tube questions fully solved & updated.

Nursing 301 Final: T-Tube questions
fully 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.