Title: Measure and record respiration for one minute, as required by Virginia Board of Nursing regulation.
Course: Nurse Aide II (14051-II) > Section: Developing Basic Nursing Skills

Measuring and recording should include

- considering factors that influence respiration
- demonstrating methods of measuring respiration
- recording information on a client/resident/patient chart
- reporting abnormal results to the charge nurse.

Refer to Unit VII in Nurse Aide Curriculum (https://www.dhp.virginia.gov/media/dhpweb/docs/nursing/forms/education/NurseAide_Ed_Program_Curriculum.doc), Virginia Board of Nursing, Virginia Department of Health Professions, 2018.

Refer also to Skill 7 in Virginia Nurse Aide Candidate Handbook (https://home.pearsonvue.com/getattachment/50009e72-ec19-410e-9148-2e8974e3f8c8/Virginia%20Nurse%20Aide%20Candidate%20Handbook-075300.aspx), Pearson VUE, 2019.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What is the definition of respiration?
- What is the anatomy of the respiratory system?
- What factors influence respiration?
- What the methods of measuring respiration?
- What is the importance of recording information accurately on the chart?