title: Administration of oxygen therapy.
abstract: This article aims to increase nurses' knowledge of the safe administration of oxygen therapy in acute care. The administration and potential complications associated with delivery of oxygen to patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and type II respiratory failure are discussed.
authors.affiliation: University Campus Suffolk, Faculty of Health, Wellbeing and Science, The Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust, Ipswich. s.mcgloin@ucs.ac.uk
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: McGloin
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D010102:Oxygen Inhalation Therapy; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000628:therapy