A nurse is caring for a premature infant who has received poractant alfa [Curosurf] 2.5 mL/kg via direct intratracheal instillation to prevent respiratory distress syndrome. The infant demonstrated initial improvement after the dose but has begun to deteriorate. Which treatment will the nurse expect the neonatologist to order?

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When poractant alfa is given, subsequent doses are half the initial doses. Glucocorticoids are given prenatally; their use postnatally is in dispute.

A Nurse Is Caring for a Premature Infant Who Has