A nurse is caring for an older adult client who is to be discharged from the health care facility. The client has been prescribed the use of a liquid oxygen unit at home to continue with oxygen therapy
What should the nurse tell the client regarding the potential problems of using a liquid oxygen unit? Select all that apply.
A) Liquid oxygen may leak during warm weather.
B) The unit may give off a bad smell if not cleaned regularly.
C) The unit's outlet may become occluded because of frozen moisture.
D) Portable liquid oxygen is more expensive.
E) The unit may require a secondary source of oxygen.
Ans: A, C, D
The nurse should inform the client who has been prescribed the use of a liquid oxygen unit that the unit may leak during warm weather; frozen moisture may occlude the outlet; and the unit is more expensive when compared with other portable sources of oxygen. Emission of a bad smell if filters are not cleaned, increase in the electric bill, and requirement of a secondary source of oxygen in case of failure are disadvantages of using an oxygen concentrator and are not related to the use of a liquid oxygen unit.
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