Oxygen devices... review of Nasal Cannula, Venturi mask, nonrebreather, trach collar and ambu bag

A quick, but comprehensive review of nasal cannula, venturi mask and nonrebreather mask for nurses.
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[@NgangaDone]

What a teacher you are.

[@kyramchugh9161]

More vidoes!!!You're an AMAZING teacher!!!

[@DrMisbaah]

Agreed

[@NurseErica]

Thank you Kyra! I promise I have not forgot you all. Covid-19 has kept me busy, but I am working on a few as we speak. Hope to get them to you soon!

[@benamira7]

The demonstrations is what sets apart for the other educators! Great teaching tool!! Please always keep the demonstrations!!

[@ebz3001]

"I appreciate the personal messages but asking in the comments allows me to answer the question for multiple others who likely also have the same questions as you..." = Mark of a true professional. well done.

[@NurseErica]

Thank you Eric!

[@benamira7]

Your teaching style is amazing!! Please keep doing this!! It is so helpful. Thank you!!

[@victoriahamilton1646]

Up to the point, eloquent, informative, and all with demonstration. So much better than what paid recourses are offering. Thank you, Ms. Erica!

[@NurseErica]

wow, Victoria! such a great review. Thank you so much! I am glad I can help.

[@gbolahanolaribigbe7274]

God bless, you're a big blessing to others

[@NessaVibes2024]

Thank you!!! Covering airway management and oxygenation this week, reading the text book not enough, I need visuals with this - you have helped a ton.

[@NurseErica]

so glad I could help. Hope all is going well.

[@susanhilton4806]

Super helpful! Praise God for this video! Thank you Nurse Erica!

[@NurseErica]

lol. Thank you. Glad it was helpful.

[@joannathan3934]

You doing a good break down ,I enjoyed your teaching

[@cmezzy586]

This was excellent!!!

[@veri6761]

You’re the best !!!! 💕I was so confused. I wish I had a teacher like you!! Most of my teachers don’t want to teach now a days :( you’re a blessing. You’re now my unofficial teacher 💕

[@NurseErica]

Veri, you just brought a smile to my face. I am happy to be your unofficial teacher. Any other suggestions on videos. Hoping to get started on some videos now that the semester is coming to an end.

[@ruqayajaff3935]

Thanks Erica for taking time and doing this video

[@sAREY55]

Thank you!!! I am in block 4, going back to review things because I did not receive lessons this clear and concise. I am hoping you have many more videos to help me finish this semester off strong.. Thanks for taking the time to help us up and coming nurses!

[@NurseErica]

Hi @sAREY55 hope the semester is going well!

[@sAREY55]

@@NurseErica I feel confident it will, as long as I continue to have faith in my abilities - AND as long as I find videos like this one, wherein professors that teach with passion make the material so easy to understand

[@NurseErica]

Love that attitude! Keep it up!

[@3babiestolove]

Great video! Very helpful. Thank you!

[@dorisarn131]

How i wish you were my clinical instructor before.

[@jonasmarsh1634]

Nurse Erica, thank you for taking the time to make such an organized, informative and easy flowing educational video! This has helped me tremendously and i will continue to reference your videos in my time as a nursing student. Thanks again!

[@NurseErica]

Thank you Jonas. I am so happy that this video has helped you. Thank you for your detailed review, I'll be sure to keep your comments in mind for future videos.

[@jacquelinenyanga8137]

exellent presentation.I finaly got it right

[@jeffhenley3809]

Hello Ma'am, I'm an RT student, the standard Venturi Mask kit's typically are packed with 5 assorted venturi adapters. However, some venturi mask kit's are packed with a 6th adapter which will change the FiO2 % adapters slightly allowing the sixth one to produce 60% FiO2. The green one would then be rated at 60% with a flow rate of 12-15/lpm making the venturi mask capable of producing and delivering up to and including 60% FiO2, thus, changing the other venturi adapters such as the orange venturi adapter would change to 31% and so on (most hospitals purchase the 5 adapter vs. the 6 adapter kit), I hope this helped.

[@marinaehrman]

Perfect explanation

[@rachaelubani8513]

Very educative video, your explanations are very clear and understandable . Thank you

[@mivkayla]

This was a great video! I wish you were my instructor

[@NurseErica]

thank you Kayla! happy to help!

[@QuSha285]

Great job with the video and very informative.

[@rosexoxo365]

I really enjoy watching your videos. I’m learning a lot. We go over these in labs but not as detailed. Thank you very much.

[@christinatorres7447]

thanks this was great! i wish you were my teacher!

[@NurseErica]

Thank you Christina, consider me your virtual teacher... wait, you probably have enough of those right now due to covid 19.

[@jennmassi1614]

Wonderful video. Really learned a lot from you as you make the content easy to follow. Thank you so much!

[@NurseErica]

Thank you Jenn, happy to help! Be sure to subscribe to the channel, I have been working on new content.

[@kamackin96]

Thank you for this video! It was very helpful!

[@NurseErica]

thank you Katherine. Happy to help! Be sure to visit my channel I have added new videos and have more tutorials coming your way.

[@DigitalAndInnovation]

This is so comprehensive I feel like I need to take "bite size pieces" haha! So informative and explains a lot of errors with O2 administration

[@NurseErica]

I agree, I may need to make shorter videos🤔

[@lizyso5573]

Thank you for explaining these so well.

[@tramtruong9212]

Big shout out to thank you Nurse Erica! Your video is very detailed and clear!

[@NurseErica]

You are so welcome!

[@super8952]

Thank you for this video and keeping it real! Will be watching more of your videos for sure. Thank you!

[@NurseErica]

Happy to help! more videos coming soon!!!

[@IuriP4]

This video was extremely helpful, thank you!

[@NurseErica]

Glad it was helpful! You're very welcome! Feel free to share with your classmates.

[@MrRed51hawk]

Thank you Nurse Erica! great video!

[@NurseErica]

You are so welcome!

[@jennpinhasov8611]

Hi Erika this video was very helpful I wanted to ask if you can make a video of some examples of scenarios and based on those scenarios what mask would be suitable to use for the patient. Thank you

[@NurseErica]

Thank you for your feedback Jenn. I will keep that in mind when I start working on my new set of videos

[@uttamchaulagain3225]

Really appreciated. I wish I could work with you someday. My learning curve will go exponential.

[@NurseErica]

Thank you!! Wish you all the best

[@mikeneale2459]

Thank you! That was excellent! Please do more videos. I would like to know more about asceptic- technique, scrubbing, gloving, gowning, draping, etc.

[@Lungs523]

Hello Nurse Erica and thank you for this very informative video.

[@NurseErica]

Happy to help. Please feel free to share

[@thembelalunika4119]

Excellent clear and easy to follow thumbs up

[@NurseErica]

Much appreciated!

[@chelsead1026]

you're videos are amazing!! we need moreee lol

[@NurseErica]

Lol. Thank you! I'm working on it😘

[@tammylasseter5276]

Hi Erica, your video was very helpful..ty

[@twinklelight1362]

Best explanation!!!

[@karinawilliams7873]

Very interesting. It's my first time viewing. Learning quite a lot. Great job nurse.👍I'ma keep watching.🇱🇨

[@NurseErica]

Thanks for the love Karina! I have several new videos, be sure to visit my channel and subscribe to view them.

[@relaxingmeditationsounds9544]

Great video, Big like, subscribed!

[@melissabeltran7315]

Thank you so much for this video! I was just validated on airway management and this helped me soooo much! 👩🏻‍⚕️🤓

[@NurseErica]

That's great! Congratulations 👏👏👏

[@samannieestriplet]

Where was this video before my simulation last week??? Lol thanks Nurse Erica, I got COPD as my answer for your question... thanks again for sharing your knowledge!

[@NurseErica]

I'm sorry Sam. If you would like to come back and do it over, you are more than welcome.

[@samannieestriplet]

Sure I will let you know when! Thank you 😄

[@Alseide4]

Hey Erica, such an amazing video, thank you! I think the the 60% VM are only used in ICU, at least that’s how it is in my hospital. If they require more than 50% and since we don’t have that on our medicine wards, it means they need to be transferred to ICU. Thanks again:)

[@NurseErica]

Thank you so much for your feedback Heloise. I am so happy that this can be a place where we can share information.

[@ladyfirst4872]

thank you so much your video help me a lot to understand those oxygen devices.

[@NurseErica]

That's great! Be sure to check back for more videos😉

[@ladyfirst4872]

@@NurseErica I will👌👍

[@sabinapino2003]

Great video!!! thanks!!!

[@lilizzym]

Great video! Muchas gracias.

[@NurseErica]

Thank you, glad to help

[@tsewangnorbu4252]

Thank you 🙏🏻. Very helpful

[@nicholeknight1893]

OMG thank you so much. I sent this to my classmates.

[@NurseErica]

Thats great Nicole. Thank you

[@henryasong4534]

❤very educative 😊

[@rogerdavis5142]

Excellent video! Your pt looks like he’s getting a prostate exam but. Lol!

[@darlingxluxii7977]

Amazing videos I’ve learnt so much! 💖❤️💖✨✨

[@NurseErica]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@mindfullearner344]

Great video. Thank you.

[@SALIMAHKYOSIIMIRE]

A video about vulva swabbing and about surgical equipments

[@aishasingh6643]

U r amazing teacher❤️💕

[@tammycarter3882]

Thank you for sharing. This was very helpful.

[@NurseErica]

Glad it was helpful! I have been working on more videos, be sure to subscribe to my channel to view them.

[@tylerperry8016]

Can u make a video for when all of the materials should be used in a particular situation? Like if they have possible trauma or not

[@BriNJ1983]

bahahah "oxygenating their forehead... grow more hair..." -- I GOTTA TRY THIS! ;-)

[@NurseErica]

Hahaha, let me know if it works!!!

[@lyesrahmane398]

Most complete and top présentation. Thanks

[@NurseErica]

Glad you liked it

[@BriNJ1983]

Thank you again for all your great vids! Just finished rewatching this vid and your blood transfusion vid. If you get a chance, could you please consider doing a vid on IV drips soon (vasopressors, cardizem, etc.) - not enjoying vids from others and I always leave your channel feeling accomplished! 😬😬😬 just started at an LTACH and haven’t had the opportunity to learn drips yet 🙏🙏 But if you don’t have time, no worries! Thanks again for all your knowledge!

[@NurseErica]

Thank you Brian! Glad to see you are back in nursing. I have a couple of other videos lined up, but I will keep the cc drips in mind. Thank you for the great feedback 😀

[@BriNJ1983]

@@NurseErica thank you for always taking the time to read our questions/comments! Take care and stay safe!

[@Grace4t]

Great Video! Thank you

[@gbolahanolaribigbe7274]

God you're simply the Best

[@deborahdean8826]

Very informative.

[@NurseErica]

thank you Deborah! I have since added many new videos. Be sure to visit the channel to view them!

[@BellaRose0119]

Thank you so much! I really appreciate these videos. I'm about to graduate and we didn't really touch on oxygen devices! Can you do a video on NG tube insertion/management? We briefly touched on that topic during lab, but it wasn't required as a check off. Thank you again!

[@AlexiaM]

This was very helpful! New sub!

[@NurseErica]

Welcome! Happy to help 😉

[@joyyyyyyyyyyyy5194]

Jesus christ this video was helpful but that mannequin looks like something from a horror movie he's been through it

[@francisrio3949]

Thank you,nice video❤️👍

[@NurseErica]

Thank you. What else would you guys like to see?

[@thapathapa181]

That really helped. Thank you so much

[@NurseErica]

Glad it helped!

[@BriNJ1983]

I'm a new nurse, and we barely covered oxygen delivery devices in school :-( Thank you for your great videos! QUESTION: I know you said the cannula needs humidification if more than 2LPM is applied, but do nebulizer treatments need humidification as well? I could've sworn you addressed it, and have been fasf-forwarding and rewinding your vid for the last 10 minutes and can't pin-point it. (or maybe I was just hallucinating and you didn't specify...?) Because I swear I saw a client earlier today that had a nebulizer treatment that was attached to humidification... please clarify if you have time :-D

[@NurseErica]

Congratulations on becoming a nurse! The nebulizer is given via an aerosol mask, but is usually attached to a christmas tree. There is no need to put the nebulizer treatment on humidified oxygen since it's an aerosol treatment. You also do not want to use humidified oxygen when using a non breather or venturi mask. I hope this helps. I love to see people invested in learning more about their craft.

[@BriNJ1983]

@@NurseErica Thank you so much for taking the time to respond! I've had so many instructors who really just didn't care, or were mean. PLEASE DON'T CHANGE! YOU'RE AWESOME!

[@NurseErica]

That's really sad to hear. I hope you have better experiences in your career. Feel free to post your questions on my page. The semester has been really busy, but I hope to get more videos out soon.

[@NurseErica]

Hey Brian, i hope nursing is treating you well!

[@BriNJ1983]

Nurse Erica nursing is/was good... sadly my father passed away from Covid (he was a psychiatrist)... so I’m currently on leave helping my mom and family out. I had to put work and learning in the field on hold 😞 I hope nursing is treating you well? 👍🏼

[@yenegetabelay2012]

Thanks very mach

[@kultychuu]

Thank you

[@LaurenJeniferGates]

Why didn't u tell me bout these videos? Phenomenal

[@rumanarimi100]

I am a nursing student , so as you said venturi mask give 50% oxyzen and when we try to let patient eat by removing it , patient can get desaturated and having diffifulty breathing while eating , should i switch it to nasal cannula to help patient during the time patient eating or feeding them ?

[@NurseErica]

Hi Romana, It is patient specific, if a patient is able to tolerate being on NC for a short time to eat, we usually feed them a little at a time and give them breaks. If a patient is not tolerating the NC and is SOB, eating is dangerous because they can decompensate or aspirate. In that case we may lift the mask for small sips of water as tolerated and administer IV supplementation instead.

[@SHANNY1708]

sepsis pt you would also use non- rebreath mask.......very good teacher

[@NurseErica]

thank you for your comment Shanny! it depends on how the patient is presenting. Remember we provide patient specific care, so we would treat based on the patients signs and symptoms. I have had septic patients stable enough to be on nasal cannula and sick enough to be intubated, it all depends on the patient.

[@هدوءالنسمة]

Another great video.Can you do a video on normal and abnormal lung sounds

[@NurseErica]

Great suggestion!

[@Idont12.]

Thank! We don't put patient with copd and CO on rebreather mask.

[@NurseErica]

Great job!

[@familyrose2974]

I use a non rebreather for cluster headache treatment

[@NurseErica]

That's interesting. Does it work?

[@azokuhle8358]

Amazinggggggg

[@NurseErica]

thank you Azo! be sure to subscribe so you don't miss my new videos.

[@irenenayenga2599]

Good explanation

[@NurseErica]

Thanks Irene! Be sure to subscribe to my channel so you don't miss my new videos!

[@afocatocomedy865]

well explained

[@marygodin6120]

Thank you for teaching and not talking down to us students.

[@NurseErica]

Thank you for your comment Mary. You can be my colleague one day, so no reason to talk down to you. Beauty of nursing!

[@TimLyons46032]

Thanks! This was really helpful. How about a similar one on NG tubes?

[@NurseErica]

Coming soon!

[@realitioflife5861]

Thanks

[@NurseErica]

You are most welcome!

[@svitlanapotapova7396]

Hi, how can I know which mask I should use? If I use Venturi mask, how can I know which adapter to use? How long (hours) should a patient be on mask Venturi mask or nonrebreather mask? Thank you so much for the video. I wish you were my instructor for my clinical.....

[@NurseErica]

The best answer to that is Assess your patient.... keeping in mind that you need an order for oxygen. However, your assessment will tell you if 50% venti is working, or you need to titrate up or down. Can you tell me what specific assessments you would make???

[@oneangyl]

Can catheter removal hurt or cause damage if not removed properly?

[@carolinedillon9070]

Hi, thanks for the video. What’s the best mask for a Pulmonary Fibrosis patient sleeping on 4lpm who can’t sleep with nasal cannula? Patient doesn’t retain CO2. Many thanks.

[@tomcruise9317]

Mam why cant we can give 50 percent fio2 in simple mask or in nasal canula insted of going to venture mask

[@crystalpearl1808]

Copd. Chronic CO2 retainer.

[@alomammo4194]

Hi Erica, how trach collar deliver oxygen since it is not in direct supply to nose? thank you for your interesting educative vedio

[@NurseErica]

Good question, remember that a person with a tracheostomy is not relying on their nose for breathing. The trach collar goes over the tracheostomy.

[@anantha05]

teaching computer, looks more graduate nurses are learning, hospitals most of the time have two stage pressure regulators at the wall outlet

[@trinibaby0]

Is a venturi mask the same as a Christmas tree?

[@33piolin]

The problem with the nasal cannula over the ears is that night I sleep on my side, and the tubing vibrates on my ear drum and I can’t sleep, so I slip it over my head.

[@NurseErica]

Thank you so much for your comment Patricia. It is nice to hear from the prospective of someone who uses it. Comfort is important as well. As long as the patient is not at risk.

[@Ranga_mudavath]

thnk u

[@Strongbasefoundations]

Nurse joy!

[@NurseErica]

Hahaha

[@justinzhang6883]

To the question of contraindications of 100% non-breather mask. Is the patient who has lung infection or patient with TB? Can you or someone clarify or answer it?

[@NurseErica]

Hi Justin, non-rebreather is contraindicated in patients who are retaining CO2, most commonly COPD patients. We often use a BiPap machine in patients who require oxygen support, but are retaining CO2.

[@justinzhang6883]

Nurse Erica thanks ur reply, however, can u break down more detail why the COPD is not supposed to use non-breather mask in respect of retention of CO2

[@Rnjff]

Hi, when using the ambu bag, is there a specific count if you inflate and deflate the bag?? Does it have to be 12-20 times like a normal respiration? Thank you

[@NurseErica]

Thank you for your comment and I apologize for the delayed response. It is usually one breath every 5 to 6 seconds, which is 10-12 breaths a minute.

[@donnamurrell1687]

How do you connect the humidifier bottle

[@mizzavichable]

I know this is to learn the oxygen devices,which I appreciate so much but do you have any advice for me how to study cardiopulmonary anatomy &physiology I am having a hard time in that class and you seem to be well education so please help if you can.Thank you

[@NurseErica]

Thank you for your question. I will get back to you shortly😉

[@NurseErica]

I have been thinking a lot about your question. My best advice on studying for anatomy & physiology, more specifically the cardiopulmonary system is be sure to try to understand what is happening and why. If you stop trying to memorize and you try to understand the role of the cardiopulmonary system, it will become more interesting and easier to understand. Flashcards are always helpful. Also, if your professor allows you to see previous exams, be sure to take advantage. It may not be that you don't understand the topic, it may be you are not understanding how to answer correctly.