A toddler has had recurrent respiratory infections. The mother of the child expresses concern that her infant seems to be at increased risk for complications from respiratory infections in comparison with her older children
The best response from the nurse would be: 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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Rationale 1: The mother is correct in her statement.
Rationale 2: Airways are smaller in the younger child and are more easily occluded when mucus is produced.
Rationale 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.
Rationale 4: Depth of breathing is not age-dependent.
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