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. 2021 May 1;51(5):52-57.
doi: 10.1097/01.NURSE.0000743096.13461.b6.

Nasal cannula or high-flow oxygen for patients with COPD in acute respiratory distress?

Frederick J Tasota  1 , Terri L Kress, Tiffany L Conlin, Natalie M Scarmack
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Nasal cannula or high-flow oxygen for patients with COPD in acute respiratory distress?

Frederick J Tasota et al. Nursing. .

Abstract

There may be some confusion regarding the use of supplemental oxygen in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who are experiencing acute respiratory distress. This article addresses a common nursing misconception regarding the use of high-flow oxygen administration via non-rebreather masks instead of low-flow oxygen administration via nasal cannulas in patients with COPD who are in acute respiratory distress, an issue that was investigated in a simulation education exercise and survey of the nursing staff at the authors' facility.

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