The use of medical orders in acute care oxygen therapy

摘要: The life of every living organism is sustained by the presence oxygen and acute deprivation will, therefore, result in hypoxia ultimately death. Although normally present air, higher concentrations are required to treat many disease processes. Oxygen therefore considered be a drug requiring medical prescription subject any law that covers its use prescription. Administration typically authorized physician following legal written instructions qualified nurse. This standard procedure helps prevent incidence misuse or which could worsen patients ultimate outcome. Delaying administration until obtained also have same effect. Clearly, defined protocols should exist allow for nurses without physicians order because delay administering can very well lead their