The pediatric nurse explains to the nursing student that respiratory distress syndrome results from a developmental lack of which substance?
A. Calcium
B. Lecithin
C. Magnesium
D. Surfactant
ANS: D
Respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) is a developmental respiratory disorder that affects preterm newborns due to lack of lung surfactant. The other substances are not related to this disorder.
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