Free NCLEX-PN Practice Questions Practice Question
The nurse is assessing the client's vital signs and notes that the client is breathing very noisily. The nurse describes this pattern of breathing as:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Stertorous breathing refers to noisy, labored respiration often resembling snoring, typically caused by obstruction in the upper airway. This aligns with the client's noisy breathing.
Hyperpnea (A) describes an increased depth and rate of breathing, not necessarily noisy. Cheyne-Stokes (B) involves a specific pattern of alternating periods of deep and shallow breathing, which does not fit the description. Orthopnea (C) is difficulty breathing while lying flat, rather than a specific noise associated with breathing. Thus, only stertorous accurately characterizes the observed respiratory pattern.
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