Question

A nurse is assessing a newborn in the well baby nursery. what type of respirations does the nurse expect to identify in a healthy newborn?

Answer 1

Healthy breathing, crying people in joy

Answer 2

Due to the shape of the airway, babies breathe almost completely through their noses and at a much faster rate than adults. If mom and dad breathe between 16 and 20 times per minute, the newborn breathes three times faster, reaching values between 40 and 60 times per minute.