Talk:Incentive spirometer

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Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment[edit]

This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 25 October 2021 and 20 November 2021. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Rhong4. Peer reviewers: Old Mother Hubbs.

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Name[edit]

I've never understood why these are called incentive spirometers. What's the incentive? It's not like the nurse is going to give you a reward if your performance is good. WhatamIdoing (talk) 02:43, 12 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The incentive is the ability to breathe more easily. The incentive therefore is to avoid the feeling of suffocation. The reward, or treat, is to live normally. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Atlchristopher (talk • contribs) 19:37, 5 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Seems like this one gets its name due to the inclusion of a mark to show a goal, as opposed to a just plain spirometer which is just a measuring device. --StarChaser Tyger (talk) 12:51, 9 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Article Evaluation[edit]

Article Evaluation
Question	Comments
Does the lead include a brief description of the article's major sections	No, there are no sections. Introductory sentence is concise and describes the topic.
Is the article neutral	Yes it is, but the information is concise. This is a stub-class article. Room to add additional information.
Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic?	Yes, there are two pictures. The main description for the spirometer is adequate, but I would like to include a picture of someone using it.
Which sections will you prioritize?	Currently no sections, just one blurb. Will organize and add indications, usage instructions, risks/complications, interpretations. Also, not a lot of references. Just one linking to a site on how to use it.
Will you also embed additional links to other Wiki pages?	Yes, to pneumonia and atelectasis for post-op complications that can be mitigated with incentive spirometry.

Peer Review[edit]

Peer Review -Old Mother Hubbs (talk) 17:03, 15 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Section	Review
Lead	The lead has been updated and reflects the article content well. The second paragraph of the lead could be placed in the body of the article as an "Overview" or "Uses" section since it includes more details than are recommended for the lead section.
Content	Content additions are relevant and appropriately detailed.
Tone & Balance	Tone is neutral.
Sources & References	Sources are reliable, accessible, and current. "Usage" section that is older content from the page lacks citation.
Organization	Organization of page is greatly improved. See comment in above about Lead section organization.
Images & Media	Images enhance the article and adhere to copyright guidelines, 2/3 are well captioned.
Overall Impressions	Overall improvement to the quality and depth of the article, exemplified by another wiki editor already upgrading the article from "stub class."