A woman has been hospitalized with pneumonia. She has had oxygen on via nasal cannula at a rate of 2 L per minute. A nursing student is taking her vital signs. She notes that her respirations are labored and the rate is 32 respirations per minute
The nursing student recognizes this as which of the following? a. Normal.
b. Tachypnea.
c. Bradypnea.
d. Apnea.
B
Tachypnea is a respiratory rate greater than 20, and a rate less than 12 per minute or lower than acceptable limits is bradypnea. Apnea is the lack of respiratory movements. A normal respiratory rate for an adult is 12 to 20 breaths per minute.
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