What nursing intervention should be included in the plan of care for a young child diagnosed with pneumonia?
A) Monitor for abdominal pain
B) Encourage the child to lie on the unaffected side
C) Administer analgesics
D) Place the child in the Trendelenburg position

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The pain of pneumonia may be referred to the abdomen in young children.Lying on the affected side may promote comfort by splinting the chest and reducing pleural rubbing.Analgesics are not indicated.Children should be placed in a semierect position or position of comfort.

What Nursing Intervention Should Be Included in the Plan of Care