A nurse is providing teaching for a client who has a new prescription for an incentive spirometer. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include? a) Exhale into the incentive spirometer. b) Use the incentive spirometer every hour while awake. c) Hold your breath for 10 seconds when using the incentive spirometer. d) Use the incentive spirometer two times each session.

A nurse is providing teaching for a client who has a new prescription for an incentive spirometer. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include? a) Exhale into the incentive spirometer. b) Use the incentive spirometer every hour while awake. c) Hold your breath for 10 seconds when using the incentive spirometer. d) Use the incentive spirometer two times each session.

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Chapter7: Cpt Coding

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