The Nurse Is Assessing the Vital Signs of a 3-Year-Old

The nurse is assessing the vital signs of a 3-year-old patient who appears to have an irregular respiratory pattern.How should the nurse assess this child's respirations?

A) Count the respirations for a full minute,noting rate and rhythm.
B) Check the child's pulse and respirations simultaneously for 30 seconds.
C) Check the child's respirations for a minimum of 5 minutes to identify any variations in respiratory pattern.
D) Count the patient's respirations for 15 seconds,and multiply by four to obtain the number of respirations per minute.