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  1. Continuous pulse oximetry monitoring and COVID

    macleod340 posted a topic in COVID

    Hello Allnurses, I am attempting to troubleshoot some issues we have been having at our hospital that have resulted in patient harm while monitoring patients on continuous pulse oximetry. I work in ICU stepdown and we have seen a dramatic incre...

  2. Pulse oximetry accuracy

    LilyRN99 posted a topic in Pulmonary

    I’ve read about several things that can alter a pulse ox reading. If the apical HR is 85 and the pulse oximeter says 105, is the oximeter accurate? If it isn’t accurate, can I trust the 98% reading? Also, many times I’ve put on the probe and wait fo...

  3. Help with Pulse Oximetry Question

    purplestang posted a topic in General Students

    Can someone please help me with this test question I was just given: It goes something like this: If patient is up and ambulating down the hall and has a pulse oximetry reading taken and it is 83%, what should you do first? Get an ABG reading Put pat...