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NCLEX practice question

29/08/2026

Something worth checking when your patient is on oxygen therapy.

Nurse Adah was passing by a patient’s bedside when she noticed that the nasal cannula was no longer sitting in his nostrils.

Mr Johnson was on oxygen therapy but it had shifted down and was resting around his jaw.

She went over to him, introduced herself and said: “I noticed your oxygen cannula has come out of your nose. Do you mind if I put it back in place for you?”

“Oh, sorry,” the patient said.

“I took it off and forgot to put it back.”

“That’s okay,” Nurse Adah replied as she repositioned it.

“Just try to keep these little prongs inside your nostrils because that’s how the oxygen gets to you.

If you need to take it off for any reason, just let us know.”

She also noticed that his Sats probe was no longer on his finger.

“And let’s keep this on too,” she said as she helped him put it back.

“It helps us to keep an eye on your oxygen level and know if it starts to drop.”

And that was it.

Just a quick observation, a simple adjustment and a little patient education.

So when you have a patient on oxygen, every now and then, please have a look.

Check to see if the cannula is actually in their nostrils.

See if the oxygen is flowing as prescribed.

If continuous Sats monitoring is indicated, check whether the probe is still in place and giving a reliable reading.

Because sometimes the oxygen may be flowing perfectly well but it’s just not getting to where it needs to go.

I hope this helps.

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