The nurse is caring for a patient with a drain connected to a portable drainage suction device shaped like a grenade made of plastic.Which term will the nurse use when describing this system during end-of-shift report?

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The described device is a Jackson-Pratt drain, which is a closed wound drainage system shaped like a grenade and used to remove fluids from a surgical site.

The Nurse Is Caring for a Patient with a Drain