Part of the health assessment of a newborn includes observing his or her breathing pattern. A full-term newborn's breathing pattern is primarily:
A. deep with a regular rhythm.
B. diaphragmatic with chest retraction.
C. chest breathing with nasal flaring.
D. abdominal with synchronous chest movements.
D
Because neonatal respirations are abdominal or diaphragmatic, the nurse visually observes the rise and fall of the baby's abdomen. Movement of the chest and abdomen should be syn-chronous. Nasal flaring and chest retractions are signs of respiratory distress.
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