I will be graduating with my BSN in May. I am considering being an au pair abroad for a few months this summer. This could postpone taking my NCLEX and would post pone me starting a job. I could take...
Hi, I am a nursing student. Yesterday, in my clinical a patient with a number of issues (we were focused on his CHF but has COPD) was on 3L of oxygen. His pulse ox was recovering from his exacerbation...
coffeestainedscrubs replied to coffeestainedscrubs's topic in General Nursing
I understand why they have low saturation generally, but why (when they are on oxygen through a nasal cannula) would we desire the COPD patient's saturation between 88-93% and not