title: Informed nursing practice: the administration of oxygen to patients with COPD.
abstract: Although the Hypoxic Drive Theory has been a long-time influence on the care of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), in reality a relatively fine line exists between optimal and excessive oxygen therapy. Medical-surgical nurses need a clear understanding of the benefits and the possible complications of oxygen therapy in patients with COPD.
authors.affiliation: Adult Degree Completion Program, Eastern Mennonite University, Lancaster, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Priscilla
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Simmons
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Simmons
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D006935:Hypercapnia / Q000517:prevention & control; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D010102:Oxygen Inhalation Therapy / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing*; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D012143:Respiratory Physiological Phenomena; D009626:Terminology as Topic