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

Recording should include

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

Refer to Unit VII in Nurse Aide Curriculum, Virginia Board of Nursing, Virginia Department of Health Professions, 2023.

Refer also to Virginia Nurse Aide Candidate Handbook, Credentia, 2024.

Process/Skill Questions:

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