Question

A nurse is assessing the lungs of a client and auscultates soft, low-pitched sounds over the base of the lungs during inspiration. what would be the nurse’s next action?

Answer 1

The next thing for the nurse to do is to write down the normal breath sound in the patient's record. Soft, low pitched sound over the base of the lungs indicate normal breathing. The sound heard will be different if the lungs are infected. Thus, the lungs of the patient been examined is working perfectly; this should be documented in the patient's record.