A Patient Is Receiving Continuous Oxygen

question 39

Multiple Choice

A patient is receiving continuous oxygen.The person wants to smoke.Which is correct?

• A) The person can smoke if you close the room door.
• B) The person can smoke if you turn off the oxygen.
• C) Take the person to a nonsmoking area.
• D) Smoking is not allowed where oxygen is being used.

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Definitions:

Nicotine

The active ingredient in tobacco.

Stimulant

A substance that raises levels of physiological or nervous activity in the body, often used to increase alertness, attention, and energy.

Sleep

A naturally recurring state of mind and body, characterized by altered consciousness, relatively inhibited sensory activity, reduced muscle activity, and inhibition of nearly all voluntary muscles during rapid eye movement (REM) sleep phases.

Aging

The process of becoming older, which includes biological, emotional, intellectual, and social changes.