A 55-year-old patient returned to the medical-surgical unit after undergoing a right hemicolectomy (abdominal surgery) for colon cancer
Which of the following is an appropriate, correctly-written nursing order for this patient?
1) 7/12/10 Encourage use of the incentive spirometer every hour while the client is awake—D. Goodman, RN
2) By 7/12/10, uses incentive spirometer 10 times every hour while awake to 1000 mL
3) Incentive spirometer hourly while awake
4) Offer incentive spirometer to the client—J. Smith, RN
ANS: 1
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