A Patient with Pneumonia Has Been Using the Incentive Spirometer

question 14

Multiple Choice

A patient with pneumonia has been using the incentive spirometer four times daily while awake during his 3-day hospitalization. How would the nurse explore the effectiveness of this intervention?

• A) The nurse would ask whether the patient was breathing better.
• B) The nurse would add turn, cough, and deep breathing exercises.
• C) The nurse would watch the patient use the incentive spirometer.
• D) The nurse would auscultate the lungs for adventitious breath sounds.

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