Day 2
• Deep-breathe and cough and use the incentive spirometer every 2 hours.
Maintain or increase the volume on the incentive spirometer.
• Sit in a chair for meals.
• Get up to the bathroom.
• Walk 3 times today. Attempt to increase your distance each day.
Day 3
• Deep-breathe and cough and use the incentive spirometer every 2 hours.
Maintain or increase the volume on the incentive spirometer.
• Sit in a chair for meals.
• Walk at least 3 times today.
Day 4
• Deep-breathe and cough and use the incentive spirometer every 2 hours.
Maintain or increase the volume on the incentive spirometer.
• Sit in a chair for meals.
• Walk at least 4 times today.
Report to your nurse:
• Shortness of breath
• Dizziness
• Chest pain
• Sweating
• Heart beating very fast
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