The nurse notes that a person's respirations periodically stop while they are napping. How should these findings be documented?

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Apnoea is the temporary cessation of breathing, which is the most appropriate choice to document the periodic cessation of respirations during napping. Cheyne-Stokes respirations are characterized by periods of deep breathing alternating with periods of apnoea, and tachypnoea and bradypnoea refer to rapid and slow breathing rates, respectively, which do not necessarily include periods of cessation of breathing.

The Nurse Notes That a Person's Respirations Periodically Stop While