The nurse is caring for an adult patient with respirations of 18 per minute. This is known as
a. eupnea c. tachypnea
b. hypoventilation d. bradypnea
A
Bradypnea is respiratory rate of 10 or fewer breaths per minute. Eupnea refers to respirations that are easy with a normal rate of breaths per minute that are age-specific. Hypoventilation is characterized by shallow slow respirations. Hyperventilation is characterized by deep rapid respirations. Tachypnea is a respiratory rate greater than 24 breaths per minute.
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