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1. Need to Understand COAD/COPD and the issue with Oxygen

   NOLA RN replied to AussieKylie's topic in First Year After Licensure

   It is actually the amount of O2 being delivered to the tissue that stimulates COPD patients to breath, not the FiO2. For this reason, it is imperative to monitor SpO2/SaO2 levels and titrate O2 as...

2. Question about COPD and Oxygen

   NOLA RN replied to RN and Mommy's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   Patients, no matter who they are, need to have adequate O2 to their tissue. What should be emphasized is that it is not the FiO2 that compromises the drive to breath, but the SpO2/SaO2. If sats are...

3. Music with the dying patient?

   NOLA RN replied to zacsmimi's topic in Hospice, Palliative

   As a critical care nurse, I always look for a way to ease the stress of the patients & families. When patients are unconscious, I suggest that family members bring CD players with headphones and...