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

Breathe in for an ✨in✨centive spirometer. That lung inflation is crucial. How often should we recommend postop patients use this? Find this helpful? Let us know in the comments! 📱bit.ly/clinicalnursingskills #NCLEX #ClinicalSkills #healthAssessment #HESI #Kaplan #ATI #NursingSchool #NursingStudent⁠ #Nurse #RN #PN #Education #LVN #LPN #NurseEducator | Level Up RN