#450: Oxygen Toxicity

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🗓️ 20 November 2025

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Oxygen is one of those therapies that nurses use every single day with almost every single patient. But did you know too much oxygen can actually cause harm? In this episode, you’ll learn: What oxygen toxicity is and how it develops The risk factors and causes you should watch for Key signs and symptoms Oxygen toxicity prevention And more! ___________________ Full Transcript - Read the article and view references FREE CLASS - If all you've heard are nursing school horror stories, then you need this class! Join me in this on-demand session where I dispel all those nursing school myths and show you that YES...you can thrive in nursing school without it taking over your life! Study Sesh - Change the way you study with this private podcast that includes dynamic audio formats including podquizzes, case studies and drills that help you review and test your recall of important nursing concepts on-the-go. Free yourself from your desk with Study Sesh! Clinical Success Pack - One of the best ways to fast-track your clinical learning is having the right tools. This FREE pack includes report sheets, sheets to help you plan your day, a clinical debrief form, and a patient safety cheat sheet. Med Surg Solution - Are you looking for a more effective way to learn Med Surg? Enroll in Med Surg Solution and get lessons on 57 key topics and out-of-this-world study guides. NCLEX Study Plan - Not sure how to plan your NCLEX studying or which topics to focus on? Grab this FREE guide which details strategies based on how much time you have to prepare. 💕Did you love this episode? Please take a moment to follow or subscribe to the show so you never miss an episode! ___________________ The information, including but not limited to, audio, video, text, and graphics contained on this podcast are for educational purposes only. No content on this podcast is intended to guide nursing practice and does not supersede any individual healthcare provider's scope of practice or any nursing school curriculum. Additionally, no content on this podcast is intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Straight A Nursing is a proud member of the Airwave Media Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:36.1	concepts and share tips on how to thrive in nursing school and at the bedside.
1:41.9	So today we are talking about oxygen toxicity. And before we dive into this
1:49.7	very interesting topic, let's take a quick minute for a listener shoutout that goes out
1:54.1	to Michelle, who says, prior to the boot camp, I had tried the dosage calculation exam three
2:00.8	times and never met the cutoff.
2:03.1	I felt like a failure. I became a lot more confused and just didn't know how to tackle these
2:09.3	problems. Well, I'm proud of myself today because I've aced the quiz in the calculate like a nurse
2:15.3	module of boot camp. Thank you so much, Nurse Moe. You've
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