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Nursing Care of Infants

A child is admitted to the hospital with pneumonia. What is the priority need that must be included in the nursing plan of care for this child?

ExplanationA. Rest reduces the need for oxygen and minimizes metabolic needs during the acute, febrile stage of the disease. B. The child requiring hospitalization for pneumonia usually is confined to bed and needs to reduce activity to conserve oxygen. C. This is not a priority; the child is expected to be anorectic during the febrile phase. D. Elimination usually is not a problem, except as a result of immobility.