title: Are they getting enough? Meeting the oxygen therapy needs of postoperative patients.
abstract: Many patients require oxygen therapy as part of their postoperative care. A study to assess whether patients were actually given the supplementary oxygen prescribed showed many received only intermittent therapy. Placing more emphasis on oxygen therapy in nurse education would do much to improve its use in practice.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Baxter
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Nolan
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Winyard
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Roulson
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Goldhill
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009731:Nursing Audit; D010102:Oxygen Inhalation Therapy / Q000451:nursing / Q000592:standards; D011182:Postoperative Care