🫁How to correctly use an incentive spirometer. The importance of correct technique to get the best effects from the IS. #rt #respiratorydisease #resptherapist #rn #nursingnotes #nursingschool #nursingstudent #nurse #incentivespirometer #nurseofinstagram | Professormollie

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Incentive Spirometers! You’ve seen these sitting on your patients’ bedside tables, but do you know what these devices are for? 🫁Incentive spirometers promote deep breathing in hospitalized patients at risk for pneumonia →Recent surgery or a respiratory infection can lead to atelectasis, a condition where the alveoli (think: gas exchange in the lungs!) collapse. Atelectasis can lead to pneumonia, delaying recovery for this patient and lengthening their stay. ❓How do you use them? 1. Instruct the