The nurse educator is teaching a group of nursing students how to perform a respiratory assessment for a newborn in the newborn intensive care unit (NICU) diagnosed with respiratory distress syndrome (RDS)
Which normal characteristics of the newborn's respiratory system increase the risk for obstruction?
1. Shorter and narrower airway
2. Higher trachea
3. Bronchial branching at different angles
4. Inadequate smooth muscle bundles
5. Diaphragmatic breather
Correct Answer: 1,2,3
Rationale: Normal characteristics of the pediatric respiratory system that increase the risk for obstruction include a shorter and narrower airway, a higher trachea, and a different angle for bronchial branching. Inadequate smooth muscle bundles and being diaphragmatic breathers are characteristics that do not increase the risk of obstruction.
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