The health care provider has prescribed surfactant, beractant (Survanta), to be administered to an infant with respiratory distress syndrome (RDS). The nurse understands that the beractant will be administered by which route?
a. Orally
b. Intravenously
c. Via the ET tube
d. Intramuscularly
ANS: C
Surfactant is administered via the ET tube directly into the infant's trachea.
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