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NCLEX-RN · Question #233
A premature infant needs supplemental O2 therapy. A nursing intervention that reduces the risk of retrolental fibroplasia is to:
The correct answer is A. Maintain O2at <40%. (A) Retrolental fibroplasia is the result of prolonged exposure to high levels of O2in premature infants. Complications are hemorrhage and retinal detachment. (B, C, D) O2concentration is too
Physiological Integrity: Reduction of Risk Potential
Question
A premature infant needs supplemental O2 therapy. A nursing intervention that reduces the risk of retrolental fibroplasia is to:
Options
- AMaintain O2at <40%
- BMaintain O2at>40%
- CGive moist O2at>40%
- DMaintain on 100% O2
How the community answered
(31 responses)- A77% (24)
- B13% (4)
- C3% (1)
- D6% (2)
Explanation
(A) Retrolental fibroplasia is the result of prolonged exposure to high levels of O2in premature infants. Complications are hemorrhage and retinal detachment. (B, C, D) O2concentration is too
Topics
#retrolental fibroplasia#oxygen therapy#premature infant#neonatal nursing
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