Lobectomy Care Teaching 2044

Charting language
SN instructed patient on Lobectomy Care. The deep breathing and coughing will decrease your risk for a lung infection. Take a deep breath and hold it for
 as long as you can. Let the air out and then cough strongly. Deep breaths help open your airway. You may be given an 
incentive spirometer to help you take deep breaths. Put the plastic piece in your mouth and take a slow, deep breath. Then let the air out and cough. Repeat these steps 
10 times every hour.

Reviewed November 2017

Reviewed for general reference only. Adapt to your patient, agency policy, and scope of practice.