The nurse assessing a patient in active labor notes that the patient's respiratory rate is 36 breaths/min and shallow. From this information, what should the nurse determine as being the status of the patient's cervical dilation?
A) 0 to 1 cm
B) 2 to 3 cm
C) 4 to 6 cm
D) 7 to 10 cm
C
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Respirations up to 40 breaths/min and shallow is a level of breathing when cervical dilation is between 4 and 6 cm. Slow deep chest breathing of comfortable but full respirations at a rate of 6 to 12 breaths/min is used for early contractions in labor when the cervical dilation is between 0 and 3 cm. More rapid breathing at a rate of 50 to 70 breaths/min is used when cervical dilation is between 7 and 10 cm.
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