The client is being prepared for home oxygen use. The client's ...

[Themember4]

The client is being prepared for home oxygen use. The client's spouse smokes two to three packs of cigarettes per day. Which is the nurse's priority instruction to the client and spouse?
 
  1. Inform the health care provider that home oxygen use would be dangerous for this client.
  2. Instruct the spouse on the need to smoke outside.
  3. Instruct the spouse on the hazards of smoking in the same room with the client.
  4. Instruct the spouse to quit smoking.

Question 2

The nurse is caring for a 31-week premature infant requiring oxygen therapy after delivery. Which would be the most effective means of delivering oxygen?
 
  1. Partial rebreather mask
  2. Nonrebreather mask
  3. Face mask
  4. Oxygen hood

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Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: 3

Although the ideal would be for the spouse to stop smoking, as this would be healthiest for both the client and the spouse, the most important information for both the client and spouse to understand is the danger of smoking around the oxygen delivery equipment.

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: 4

The infant will not usually allow placement of a mask of any type, and this is not an effective means of delivering oxygen to young children. Infants might tolerate nasal cannulas if the tubing is secured using tape, but the older infant or toddler will usually attempt to pull it off. Oxygen hoods allow placement over the child's face allowing uninterrupted delivery of oxygen.

[Themember4]

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