Oxygen therapy for older people.
Oxygen therapy requires careful assessment before treatment is commenced and ongoing monitoring. Teresa Smith reviews the use of oxygen with older people and considers the nurse's role.
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King Edward VII Hospital, Windsor.
D000368:Aged; D003657:Decision Making; D006801:Humans; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000175:diagnosis; D010102:Oxygen Inhalation Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000451:nursing / Q000628:therapy*; D011658:Pulmonary Fibrosis / Q000451:nursing / Q000628:therapy; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000451:nursing / Q000628:therapy*