Counting an infant's respiratory rate for 15 seconds and then quadrupling that number:
A) is recommended because it is the quickest way to determine if the infant's baseline respiratory rate is abnormally slow or abnormally fast.
B) may yield a falsely low respiratory rate because infants may have periodic breathing or variable respiratory rates with short periods of apnea.
C) is impractical because the inherent respiratory rate of an infant is usually rapid and counting for such a short period of time leaves room for error.
D) is appropriate only if you are auscultating the child's respirations with a stethoscope while simultaneously listening to lung sounds.
Answer: B) may yield a falsely low respiratory rate because infants may have periodic breathing or variable respiratory rates with short periods of apnea.
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