TASK SHEET 4.1.

TITLE:
Monitoring and Recording Respiration Rate

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE:

Given the necessary materials, monitor and record the respiration rate of the client.

MATERIALS:

● watch or clock with seconds hand

● alcohol
● ballpen
● monitoring sheet

STEPS/ PROCEDURE:

1. Perform hand hygiene.

2. Count the client’s number of breaths for one minute. One breath is counted when your client inhales
and exhales once.
3. Record the respiration rate in the monitoring sheet.
4. Perform hand hygiene.

ASSESSMENT METHOD:
Performance Criteria Checklist
 PERFORMANCE CRITERIA CHECKLIST

Name of Learner: _________________________________________________________________

During the performance of the activity, was the learner able to perform according to the required criteria?

Criteria Yes No

Were you able to:

1. Perform hand hygiene before and after taking the client’s respiration rate?

2. Explain the procedure to the client?

3. Take the client’s respiration rate?

4. Record the respiration rate in the monitoring sheet?

5. Inform the client of the result?

For satisfactory achievement, all items should receive a yes response.

Comment/s:

__________________________
Name and Signature of Trainer