The nurse observes abdominal breathing in a 2-year-old child. What would this finding indicate?
a. Imminent respiratory failure
b. Hypoxia
c. Normal respiration
d. Airway obstruction
C
Young children normally exhibit abdominal breathing. When measuring respiratory rate, the nurse should observe the rise and fall of the abdomen. A very slow respiration rate is an indicator of respiratory failure. Nasal flaring with inspiration and grunting on expiration would occur when hypoxia is present. The child with an airway obstruction will use accessory muscles to breathe.
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