Author Question: A nurse is educating a postoperative client on how to use an incentive spirometer. Which of the ... (Read 58 times)

Lobcity · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

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.

Question 2

A nurse is conducting a health promotion program for adolescents to educate them about the hazards of smoking. When describing the effects on the respiratory system, which of the following would the nurse most likely include?

A) Decreased production of mucus
B) Inhibition of mucus removal
C) Increase in the mucous escalator
D) Inhibition of bacterial colonization

anoriega3 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

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.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: B
Smoking inhibits mucus removal. By producing more mucus and by slowing the mucous escalator, smoking inhibits mucus removal and can cause airway blockage, promoting bacterial colonization and infection.