Management of CareQuestion 114 of 2368
The RN delegates incentive spirometer use to assistive personnel. Which responsibility remains with the nurse?
- Telling the client to sit upright for the exercise
- Reminding the client to use it during television commercials
- Handing the spirometer to the client
- Monitoring and documenting how often it is done and the volume achieved
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Correct answer: Monitoring and documenting how often it is done and the volume achieved
The task may be delegated, but the nurse documents and monitors the frequency and the volume achieved.
Source: Nursing Fundamentals, 2nd edition (Open RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College, 2024), Oxygenation: INCENTIVE SPIROMETRY. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Practice the topic "Management of Care"Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026