A nurse is educating a postoperative client on how to use an incentive spirometer. Which of the following is an accurate step that should be included in the teaching plan?
A) Instruct the client to inhale normally and then place the lips securely around the mouthpiece.
B) Instruct the client to inhale slowly and as deeply as possible through the mouthpiece, without using the nose.
C) When the client cannot inhale anymore, the patient should hold his or her breath and count to 10.
D) Encourage the client to perform incentive spirometry two to three times every one to two hours, if possible.
Ans: B
The client using an incentive spirometer should exhale normally and place the lips around the mouthpiece. He or she should inhale slowly and deeply without using the nose, and when the client cannot inhale anymore, hold the breath and count to 3 before exhaling normally. This should be performed 5 to 10 times every one to two hours, if possible.
You might also like to view...
What will children who are unable to express themselves with words often do?
a. Become reclusive and introspective b. Develop other methods of verbal communication c. Engage in more creative play d. Have tantrums and act out
The nurse is caring for an adolescent patient with anorexia nervosa. She knows the best treatment option is:
a. hospitalization with skill nursing care. b. compulsory tube feedings. c. individually determined by a collaborative team. d. outpatient treatment.
Parametric tests make no assumptions about the shape of the distribution in the population
A) True B) False
A client's laboratory results indicate an increase in the tumor marker serum ferritin. What condition would the nurse suspect?
A) Multiple myeloma B) Lymphoma C) Hepatoma D) Thyroid cancer