The physician orders a patient’s T-Tube to be clamped 1 hour before and 1 hour after meals. You clamp the T-Tube as prescribed. While the tube is clamped which finding requires you to notify the physician?* A. The T-Tube is not draining. B. The T-Tube tubing is below the patient’s waist. C. The patient reports nausea and abdominal pain. D. The patient’s stool is brown and formed.
Question
The physician orders a patient’s T-Tube to be clamped 1 hour before and 1 hour after meals. You clamp the T-Tube as prescribed. While the tube is clamped which finding requires you to notify the physician?* A. The T-Tube is not draining. B. The T-Tube tubing is below the patient’s waist. C. The patient reports nausea and abdominal pain. D. The patient’s stool is brown and formed.
Solution
The correct answer is C. The patient reports nausea and abdominal pain. This could indicate a problem such as bile leakage or blockage. While the T-tube is clamped, bile is not able to drain out of the body and instead flows into the intestines to aid digestion. If the patient experiences nausea and abdominal pain, it could mean that the bile is not flowing properly into the intestines, which could be due to a blockage or other issue. This would require immediate medical attention. The other options (A, B, and D) are normal occurrences when a T-tube is clamped and do not require the physician to be notified.
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