A ventilated 33 weeks' gestation newborn in the neonatal intensive care unit (nicu) receives surfactant therapy. which would the

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A ventilated 33 weeks' gestation newborn in the neonatal intensive care unit (nicu) receives surfactant therapy. which would the

nurse expect to assess as a positive response to this therapy?

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Vitek1552 [10] · Answer 1 · 2022-03-10T10:51:05+03:00

In this situation, the nurse should assess the therapy to have a positive response when oxygen saturation levels are at 98%.

Pre-mature babies is said to have immature lungs which will definitely mature on the 36th week of gestation. So with the case of the baby in this question, surfactant therapy is given to the premature baby in order to survive. With this therapy, it will help the premature baby to receive oxygen and to release the carbon dioxide in the baby's body.