Chapter 8 (Oxygenation)

Answer Key to Chapter 8 Learning Activities

1.  Potential interventions to improve breathing pattern and lung capacity include coughing and deep breathing, use of an incentive spirometer, use of an acapella flutter valve to mobilize secretions, increased fluids to thin secretions, frequent ambulation to mobilize secretions, and keep the head of the bed elevated.

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