amoLucia if you re-read my post you'll see I was asking a question about policy - not stating my opinion, nor asking for yours. I requested information about policies because opinions - fortunately - no longer guide nursing care.
Wondering what your agencies' policies are with respect to patients smoking in the home with oxygen present? The agency I'm currently working for allows this as long as they 1) have been educated re: risks and 2) don't smoke with oxygen present. The last agency I worked for would not take patients who smoked and had O2 or would discharge for cause if patients were educated on risks but continued to smoke.