CCNS Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist

Answer - D - The nurse prepares to administer this therapy by instillation of the preparation into the lung through an endotracheal tube. In this therapy, an exogenous surfactant preparation is instilled into the lungs through an endotracheal tube. The aim of therapy in respiratory distress syndrome is to support the disease until the disease runs its course, with the subsequent development of surfactant. The infant may benefit from surfactant replacement therapy.