Quiz: Administering Oxygen by Nasal Cannula

The nurse is setting up the equipment needed to deliver oxygen to a postsurgical client via a nasal cannula. After connecting the nasal cannula to the oxygen source and flow meter, what is the next action the nurse should perform?

Adjust the flow rate to the prescribed amount.

A nurse is caring for a client receiving oxygen at 2 liters per minute via nasal cannula. During the morning assessment, the nurse notes reddened areas at the top of the ears and neck. What actions should the nurse take? Select all that apply.

Apply padding to the tubing that goes over the ears and loosen neck tubing.

The nurse is inserting a nasal cannula into the client's nostrils to improve oxygenation. To correctly insert the curved prongs of the cannula, what would the nurse do?

Follow the angle of the nose with the prongs pointed downward.

A nurse is caring for a client who has spontaneous respirations and needs to have oxygen administered at a FiO2 of 100%. Which oxygen delivery system should the nurse use?

Nonrebreather mask

The nurse is caring for five clients on a busy medical floor. Which tasks can the nurse delegate to unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)? Select all that apply.

Reapplying the nasal cannula after the client dislodges it during repositioning., Ambulating in the hall a client who always uses portable oxygen via nasal cannula. , Bathing and shaving of a client on continuous oxygen at 2 liters per minute via nasal cannula.

The nurse is caring for a client who is receiving continuous oxygen at 3 L/minute via nasal cannula. The client's oxygen saturation has consistently been 94% to 96%, but suddenly drops to 86% as the nurse palpates the client's abdomen. The client denies respiratory difficulty or other distress. Which is a likely reason for the client's decreasing oxygen saturation?

The nurse has inadvertently stepped on the client's oxygen tubing, occluding the flow of oxygen.

A health care provider prescribes oxygen for a client at 4 liters per minute via a nasal cannula after an initial pulse oximeter reading of 88% on room air. Which is the priority client assessment that the nurse should make prior to administering the oxygen?

respiratory rate and effort