A nurse is conducting a class for nursing students about fetal circulation. Which statement is accurate about fetal circulation and should be included in the teaching session?
a. Oxygen is carried to the fetus by the umbilical arteries.
b. Blood from the inferior vena cava is shunted directly to the right ventricle through the foramen ovale.
c. Pulmonary vascular resistance is high because the lungs are filled with fluid.
d. Blood flows from the ductus arteriosus to the pulmonary artery.
Question 2
Which childhood vaccine has dramatically reduced the incidence of epiglottitis?
What will be an ideal response?