Asked by Melanie Mclean on Jul 11, 2024
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The nurse is teaching a patient how to use a flow-oriented incentive spirometer (IS) the night before abdominal surgery.Which statement by the patient indicates an understanding of the procedure?
A) "I need to get the balls to the top as quickly as possible."
B) "Quick rapid breaths are the most effective when the incentive spirometer is used."
C) "I need to keep the balls elevated as long as possible."
D) "The balls must be elevated to be effective."
Incentive Spirometer
A respiratory therapy device used to encourage patients to take deep breaths, aiding in lung recovery and preventing respiratory complications.
Abdominal Surgery
A surgical procedure performed on the organs inside the abdomen, including the stomach, liver, gallbladder, spleen, pancreas, and intestines.
- Determine which patients could have minimal benefit from specific respiratory assistance methods after surgery.
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Learning Objectives
- Determine which patients could have minimal benefit from specific respiratory assistance methods after surgery.
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