Integumentary: Emptying Closed Drains

As a nursing assistant, you may help provide care to clients that have some type of wound drain. You can be asked to empty a closed drain system or monitor wound drainage, meaning that you‚It’ll have to check the amount as well as the characteristics of the fluid, including its color, clarity, and odor. That‚It’s important to make sure that the wound is healing properly and that there isn‚It’t any complication, like a wound infection.