Conclusion
There is no conclusive evidence in favour of giving supplementary oxygen in patients presenting with cardiac related chest pain. Therefore it is imperative that nurses across the world assess for early signs of hypoxia, thus recognising when a patient needs supplementary oxygen and nurses have a duty to ensure oxygen is prescribed and administered to patients appropriately. In practice new guidelines for the use of emergency oxygen in adults will help to resolve the problem of inadequate management of oxygen. It is important to have a sound knowledge base by taking responsibility for keeping up to date with new and current practices.
Education is the way forward in developing a sound knowledge but this may take some time.