A postoperative client is learning to use an incentive spirometer. Which statement shows correct understanding?

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C. “I’ll inhale slowly to raise the piston, then hold my breath for a few seconds.” — Incentive spirometry promotes lung expansion. The client should inhale slowly and deeply, hold briefly, and repeat as prescribed; coughing is expected and helps clear secretions.

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A. “I’ll use it once a day to keep my lungs strong.”

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B. “I should exhale into it quickly to raise the piston.”

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D. “If it makes me cough, I should stop using it.”