Upon Assessment, the Patient Is Breathing Normally and Has Normal

question 35

Multiple Choice

Upon assessment, the patient is breathing normally and has normal vesicular lung sounds. Which expected inspiratory-to-expiratory breath sounds will the nurse hear?

• A) The expiration phase is longer than the inspiration phase.
• B) The inspiratory phase lasts exactly as long as the expiratory phase.
• C) The expiration phase is 2 times longer than the inspiration phase.
• D) The inspiratory phase is 3 times longer than the expiratory phase.