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crazycityslicker · **on:** Jun 25, 2018

During the assessment of a client's respiratory system, the nurse determines that the client's expiration phase is the same length as the inspiration phase.

The client's respiratory rate is 14 per minute. Which term will the nurse use to document this client finding in the medical record?
1. Obstructive breathing.
2. Bradypnea.
3. Respiratory distress.
4. Eupnea.

Question 2

The nurse documents that the client's respirations are shallow and rapid with a rate of 30 breaths per minute. Based on these assessment findings, which conclusion by the nurse is the most appropriate?

1. Client fatigue.
2. Client anxiety.
3. Normal client finding.
4. Client boredom.

jessofishing · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 25, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: 4
The finding describes eupnea, which is a normal breathing pattern. A client exhibiting obstructive breathing will have a prolonged expiration. Bradypnea is a term used to describe slow, regular respirations that are less than 10 per minute. These findings do not indicate that the client is experiencing respiratory distress.

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: 2

Tachypnea, or rapid, shallow respirations, are greater than 24 per minute and may be caused by fever, fear, exercise, respiratory insufficiency, pleuritic pain, alkalosis, or pneumonia. Fatigue does not usually result in tachypnea. Normal respirations are even and regular. A normal respiratory rate is over 10 and under 24 respirations per minute. The bored client may exhibit a slower respiratory rate.