When providing care to patients, nurses understand that evidence-based practice supports the concept that:
a. To avoid atelectasis and pneumonia, use of an incentive spirometer has an out-come equal to coughing for a patient following surgery.
b. To avoid atelectasis and pneumonia, use of an incentive spirometer has a better outcome than coughing for a patient following surgery.
c. To avoid atelectasis and pneumonia, use of an incentive spirometer has a worse outcome than coughing for a patient following surgery.
d. Neither coughing nor use of an incentive spirometer will avoid atelectasis or pneumonia in postoperative patients.
B
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A Evidence supports the use of the incentive spirometer to prevent atelectasis postoperatively.
B Research supports the use of the incentive spirometer to avoid postoperative atelectasis.
C Evidence supports the use of the incentive spirometer to prevent atelectasis postoperatively.
D Evidence supports the use of the incentive spirometer to prevent atelectasis postoperatively.
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