The nurse is teaching a patient how to use a flow-oriented incentive spirometer (IS) the night before abdominal surgery.Which statement by the patient indicates an understanding of the procedure?
A) "I need to get the balls to the top as quickly as possible."
B) "Rapid breaths are the most effective when the incentive spirometer is used."
C) "I need to keep the balls elevated as long as possible."
D) "The balls must be elevated to be effective."
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