What intervention can be taught to the parents of a 3-year-old child with pneumonia who is not hospitalized?
A) Offer the child only cool liquids.
B) Offer the child favorite warm liquid drinks.
C) Use a warm mist humidifier.
D) Report a respiratory rate less than 28 breaths/min.

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Offering the child favorite fluids will facilitate oral intake.Warm liquids help loosen secretions.A humidifier may or may not be helpful.Typically parents are not taught to count their children's respirations and report abnormalities to the physician.Even if this were the case,a respiratory rate of less than 28 breaths/min is normal for a 3-year-old child.The expected respiratory rate for a 3-year-old child is 20 to 30 breaths/min.

What Intervention Can Be Taught to the Parents of a 3-Year-Old