West Georgia Technical College
SKILL 7 — COUNTS AND RECORDS
RESPIRATIONS
1 Explains procedure (for testing purposes),
speaking clearly, slowly, and directly,
maintaining face-to-face contact whenever
possible
2 Counts respirations for one full minute
3 Signaling device is within reach
4 Before recording, washes hands
5 Records respiration rate within plus or
minus 2 breaths of evaluator’s reading
Jamie Brandenburg- Narrator
Gracin Plunkett- CNA
Lori Morgan- Evaluator
