Competency information
Details
Select, set up and deliver appropriate oxygen therapy, monitoring, interpreting and responding to changes appropriately using nasal cannulae, simple face masks, non- rebreathe masks and venturi masks.
Considerations
- SOP for oxygen therapy in critical care.
- Trust oxygen prescribing and administration policy.
- Procedures for emergency oxygen prescribing.
- Principles of oxygen therapy.
- Range of oxygen administration devices, advantages and disadvantages, colour coding.
- Monitoring the patient to keep within the target saturation range.
- Role of pulse oximetry measurements, including frequency of measurements.
- Complications of oxygen therapy and actions to be taken.
- When to seek assistance.
- Actions in the event of a fire.
- Routine maintenance, calibration and cleaning of oxygen therapy equipment and humidification.
Relevant learning outcomes
| # | Outcome |
|---|---|
| # 3 | Outcome Administer oxygen therapy across a range of delivery systems to critically ill patients. |