The Nurse Is Assessing the Vital Signs of a 3-Year-Old

Multiple Choice

The nurse is assessing the vital signs of a 3-year-old patient who appears to have an irregular respiratory pattern.How should the nurse assess this child's respirations?

A) Respirations should be counted for 1 full minute, noticing rate and rhythm.
B) Child's pulse and respirations should be simultaneously checked for 30 seconds.
C) Child's respirations should be checked for a minimum of 5 minutes to identify any variations in his or her respiratory pattern.
D) Patient's respirations should be counted for 15 seconds and then multiplied by 4 to obtain the number of respirations per minute.