The nurse in the newborn unit of a pediatric hospital is providing care for a neonate born at 34 weeks' gestation. The nurse is aware that the immediate risk to the neonate is which condition?

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Neonates born at 34 weeks' gestation are at risk for respiratory distress syndrome due to a lack of surfactant, a phospholipid, in the alveoli, which is crucial for lung function.

The Nurse in the Newborn Unit of a Pediatric Hospital