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    The document describes a conversation between a nurse, Jane, and her patient Kylie, a 10-year old who recently had surgery. Jane is teaching Kylie how to use an incentive spirometer, also known as a Triflow, to improve her lung function after anesthesia and prevent infection. She explains that Kylie should blow into the mouthpiece to push up the three blue balls and hold them for 5 seconds, repeating this every hour while awake. Jane uses strategies like sitting with Kylie, reminding her what they previously discussed, and demonstrating the proper technique to ensure Kylie understands how to use the device and feels at ease.

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    The document describes a conversation between a nurse, Jane, and her patient Kylie, a 10-year old who recently had surgery. Jane is teaching Kylie how to use an incentive spirometer, also known as a Triflow, to improve her lung function after anesthesia and prevent infection. She explains that Kylie should blow into the mouthpiece to push up the three blue balls and hold them for 5 seconds, repeating this every hour while awake. Jane uses strategies like sitting with Kylie, reminding her what they previously discussed, and demonstrating the proper technique to ensure Kylie understands how to use the device and feels at ease.

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    Cambridge English For Nursing Medical Technology Intermediate Unit2 Worksheet - 2

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    Professional English

    Cambridge English for

    Nursing
    Medical TECHNOLOGY
    UNIT 2 The Incentive Spirometer
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    Kylie is a ten-year-old patient who has recently had an operation. It is important that
    she uses an Incentive Spirometer as part of her post-operative care. Jane, the Ward
    Nurse, uses a number of strategies to help Kylie understand the instructions and to
    make her feel at ease.

    a Listen to the conversation and answer the following questions.


    Technology 2
    1 What is another name for an Incentive Spirometer?
    2 What is it used for?
    3 How does it work?
    4 How often should the patient use it?

    b Listen again and put the following instructions in the correct order.
    Technology 2
    keep them in the air for five seconds
    take a normal breath
    repeat every hour whilst you’re awake
    push up the three balls
    blow into the mouthpiece

    c In pairs, read the conversation and find the strategies Jane uses to ensure Kylie
    understands how to use the Incentive Spirometer and the strategies Jane uses to
    put Kylie at ease.

    Jane: Hello Kylie. Let me come and sit down with you. How are you today?
    Kylie: Hi Jane. I’m okay. What’s that in your hand?
    Jane: It’s an Incentive Spirometer. We call it a Triflow. I want to show you how to use
    it. Do you remember, we talked about this before you went for your operation?
    Kylie: Oh, what is it again? I’ve forgotten.
    Jane: It’s to help get your lungs working well after the anaesthetic. We want to make
    sure that you don’t get a chest infection.
    Kylie: Oh, I get it.
    Jane: Right, can you see the three blue balls?
    Kylie: Yes, I can.
    Jane: The light blue ball is the easiest to push up but the dark blue is quite hard. I
    want you to try to push up the three balls with your breath.
    Kylie: OK. I blow into the mouthpiece, do I?
    Jane: Yes, I want you to take a normal breath and blow into the mouthpiece. I’ll show you.
    Kylie: Okay. What do I do after that?
    Jane: When you have pushed up the three balls try to keep them up for five seconds
    then breathe out. I’ll show you. Can you count five seconds for me?
    Kylie: Yeah, one, two, three, four, five.
    Jane: Great.
    Kylie: Yeah, but why do I have to do this?
    Jane: It’s to improve your respiratory muscles and lung capacity – the amount of air
    that goes into and out of your lungs.
    Kylie: Oh right. How often do I have to do it?
    Jane: Well, take five to ten breaths at a time and try to use it every hour whilst you’re
    awake. Do you think you could do that?
    Kylie: OK, I’ll give it a go.

    2 Cambridge English for Nursing Cambridge University Press 2008   Photocopiable


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