A Patient Is Planning to Perform Incentive Spirometry After Abdominal

question 1

Multiple Choice

A patient is planning to perform incentive spirometry after abdominal surgery.The nurse should encourage the patient to do which of the following?

• A)Get comfortable in a semi-reclined position.
• B)Inhale as deeply as possible and then exhale into the incentive spirometry device.
• C)Hold the breath for at least 3 seconds before exhaling.
• D)Exhale as quickly as possible.

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