ATI & Funds: Oxygenation Questions
A home health nurse is teaching a client who has just started receiving oxygen therapy via mask. The nurse should emphasize that the client
must
1. clean the mask worh soapy water everyday.
2. reposition the elastic band frequently.
3. apply petroleum jelly around and inside the nares.
4. make sure there is adequate condensation in the tubing.
2
Administering oxygen therapy with a nonrebreather mask has which of the following advantages?
1. Offers the highest oxygen concentration of the low-flow systems
2. Provides oxygen concentrations of 40% to 60%
3. Incorporates a design that requires minimal monitoring of the client