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While Assessing the Integument of a 24-Hour-Old Newborn,the Nurse Notes

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While assessing the integument of a 24-hour-old newborn,the nurse notes a pink papular rash with vesicles superimposed on the thorax,back,and abdomen.What action is the highest priority for the nurse to take immediately?


A) Immediately notify the health care professional.
B) Move the newborn to an isolation nursery.
C) Document the finding as erythema toxicum neonatorum.
D) Take the newborn's temperature and obtain a culture of one of the vesicles.

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