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When you tell someone that you are counting their respirations, they will become aware of their breathing. This will usually cause them to alter their breathing patterns (either slow down or speed up), and your count won’t be accurate. If you tell the patient that you are taking their vital signs, they will relax and you will get an accurate reading!
Our care plan for this patient tells us to count for one full minute. You would follow the directions on the care plan for every patient. For the exam, the care plan will specify one full minute.
Standing over someone, silently staring at their chest, without touching them is creepy. The patient will feel uneasy and that can affect their breathing patterns. Holding their hand at the wrist will make the patient feel like we are counting the pulse, which is something that the patient is familiar and comfortable with.
For the exam, you can be off by 2 breaths in either direction and still be considered accurate. The evaluators will count the respirations at the same time that you are counting and write down their readings to compare with yours. As long as you are within 2 breaths of their reading, you are considered accurate!
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