LESSON ASSIGNMENT
Breathing.
LESSON 4
Paragraphs 4-1 through 4-6.
LESSON ASSIGNMENT
After completing this lesson, you should be able to:
LESSON OBJECTIVES
4-1.
Identify the function of breathing.
4-2.
Identify the two muscle systems that are
primarily responsible for breathing and how
they work.
4-3.
Identify factors that are noted while taking a
patient's breathing rate.
4-4.
Identify the procedures for determining a
patient's breathing rate.
4-5.
Take a person's breathing rate.
4-6.
Identify terms associated with normal and
abnormal breathing (such as rapid, shallow,
irregular rhythm, and productive cough) and the
meanings of the terms.
4-7.
Identify why a patient should be unaware that
you are counting his breathing.
After completing the assignment, complete the
SUGGESTIONS
exercises at the end of this lesson. These exercises
will help you to achieve the lesson objectives.
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