A patient is breathing rapidly. The nurse's most appropriate response would be to:
A. take the patient's radial pulse.
B. count the patient's respirations.
C. take a measurement of the patient's oxygen saturation level.
D. ask the patient if any situations have contributed to this response.
C
The radial pulse indicates cardiac rate. Counting respirations will enable you to assess if this response is normal or abnormal for the patient. A number of conditions will cause both normal and abnormal increase in respiratory rate.
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