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By Shergill on September 5th, 2006
Types of Breathing for Nurses. Self Learn Series
This article is written for students in year two of their BNURSE progarm of a major university. It describes the different types of respirations seen in pathological situations. Knowing the breathing pattern is helpful in being able to deal with it. Also it is easier to communicate the patient’s condition (acuity) to other members of the treatment team if you can describe the patient’s breathing accurately. The graphic representations are of the author. This article is not suitable reading for individuals who are not comfortable with terminal stages of life.
