A client says to the nurse, "It's hard for me to breathe; I feel winded all the time." The nurse would record this subjective feeling on the chart as
a. apnea.
b. dyspnea.
c. respiratory fatigue
d. tachypnea.
B
Dyspnea is one of the most common manifestations experienced by clients with pulmonary and cardiac disorders. It is a subjective manifestation and reflects the client's assessment of the de-gree of work of breathing for a given task or effort.
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