How to Use an Incentive Spirometer 🫁 Did you know that this is a VERY commonly confused teaching topic? BUT it’s also one of the most important things to know how to use & educate your patients on! KEY POINTS: ✅ Patient should exhale, place mouth on mouthpiece, and INHALE slowly ❌ Patients should not blow out/exhale into the spirometer ✅ Educate on expanding the lungs slowly & keeping the ball within the indicator (control of breath > height of indicator) ❌ The goal is not to inhale quickly and

🫁How to correctly use an incentive spirometer. The importance of correct technique to get the best effects from the IS. #rt #respiratorydisease #resptherapist #rn #nursingnotes #nursingschool #nursingstudent #nurse #incentivespirometer #nurseofinstagram | Professormollie