The Home Care Nurse Is Admitting a Patient with COPD

The home care nurse is admitting a patient with COPD.The primary healthcare provider has ordered O? /nasal cannula at 3 L/min.To promote safety,the nurse would instruct the patient on which of the following safety measures? (Select all that apply.)

A) Place "No smoking" signs in all areas where oxygen will be used.
B) Instruct family and visitors who smoke that they must smoke a minimum of 10 feet from the patient.
C) Store tanks in a small closet, trunk of a car, or near the hot water heater.
D) Oxygen tanks should stay a minimum of 6 feet from space heaters, fireplaces, and appliances with an electric motor.
E) Know the exit routes and where the fire extinguisher are located in the home.

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