A 5-year-old child is admitted with bacterial pneumonia.What signs and symptoms should the nurse expect to assess with this disease process?
A) Fever, cough, and chest pain
B) Stridor, wheezing, and ear infection
C) Nasal discharge, headache, and cough
D) Pharyngitis, intermittent fever, and eye infection

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Children with bacterial pneumonia usually appear ill.Symptoms include fever,malaise,rapid and shallow respirations,cough,and chest pain.Ear infection,nasal discharge,and eye infection are not symptoms of bacterial pneumonia.

A 5-Year-Old Child Is Admitted with Bacterial Pneumonia