A Patient Is Planning to Perform Incentive Spirometry After Abdominal

Multiple Choice

A patient is planning to perform incentive spirometry after abdominal surgery.The nurse should encourage the patient to do which of the following?

A) Get comfortable in a semi-reclined position.
B) Inhale as deeply as possible and then exhale into the incentive spirometry device.
C) Hold the breath for at least 3 seconds before exhaling.
D) Exhale as quickly as possible.