The home care nurse is assessing a patient who requires home oxygen therapy. What criterion indicates that an oxygen concentrator will best meet the needs of the patient in the home environment?

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The use of oxygen concentrators is another means of providing varying amounts of oxygen, especially in the home setting. They can deliver oxygen flows from 1 to $10 \mathrm{~L} / \mathrm{min}$ and provide an $\mathrm{FiO}_{2}$ of about $40 \%$. They require regular maintenance and are not used for high-flow applications. The patient desiring a portable oxygen delivery system of $2 \mathrm{~L} / \mathrm{min}$ will benefit from the use of an oxygen concentrator.

The Home Care Nurse Is Assessing a Patient Who Requires 6 L/min6 \mathrm{~L} / \mathrm{min}6 L/min

The Home Care Nurse Is Assessing a Patient Who Requires $6 \mathrm{~L} / \mathrm{min}$