An emergency department nurse is caring for a client with acute pancreatitis who will be admitted to the hospital. Into which position that will ease the abdominal pain does the nurse assist the client?
A. Prone
B. Supine with the legs straight
C. With the knees drawn up to the chest
D. Side-lying with the head of the bed flat
Ans: C. With the knees drawn up to the chest
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