The mother of a toddler-age client states, "My daughter seems to be at an increased risk for complications associated with respiratory infections." Which response by the nurse is accurate?
1. "You are incorrect in your assessment."
2. "The younger child's airways are smaller and more easily occluded."
3. "Air passages are more likely to become blocked with mucus because younger children make more mucus than older children."
4. "Toddlers do not breathe as deeply as do older children."
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Explanation:
1. The mother is correct in her statement.
2. Airways are smaller in the younger child and are more easily occluded when mucus is produced.
3. Blockage of air passages with mucus is not related to the age of the child but more to the etiology of mucus production and the continuation of the causative agent.
4. Depth of breathing is not age dependent.
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