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 patient to breathe the air in their lungs OUT (full exhale)
2. Take a slow, deep breath ⭐IN ⭐hold it, and slowly release. Mark where the patient reaches and have them try and meet or beat that goal! They should work to keep the indicator between the two lines– highest is NOT always best! This is about control and expansion, not winning the highest number! 🙂
Pro tip: if a patient is watching TV, tell them to try this a few times every time a commercial comes on!
Have you taught a patient about incentive spirometer use yet?
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