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The nurse is administering surfactant via ET tube to a 48-hour-old preterm infant with respiratory distress syndrome (RDS). The father asks the nurse how this treatment will help his baby. The nurse should explain that the preterm infant is unable to produce adequate amounts of surfactant and that giving it to his baby will have what effect?

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: Surfactant prevents alveolar collapse in RDS improving gas exchange decreasing PaCO2 and increasing PaO2. Pleural effusion is unrelated.

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