Multiple Choice
Which statement by a patient with respiratory failure indicates that more teaching is needed about use of the incentive spirometer, which promotes deep breathing?
A) "The incentive spirometer helps me take deep breaths."
B) "The incentive spirometer helps to open the alveoli in my lungs."
C) "The incentive spirometer helps my lungs exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide more effectively."
D) "The incentive spirometer improves retention of carbon dioxide."
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