An adult patient has a respiratory rate of 36 breaths per minute. Which term should the nurse use to document this finding?
a. Apnea
b. Bradypnea
c. Tachypnea
d. Within normal limits
ANS: C
Thirty-six breaths per minute is too fast (normal 12 to 20), which describes tachypnea. B. Bradypnea is slow respirations. A. Apnea is no respirations. D. A normal adult respiratory rate is 12 to 20 breaths per minute.
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