The Nurse in the Newborn Nursery Is Providing Care for a Neonate

The nurse in the newborn nursery is providing care for a neonate with an open spinal cord defect. The neonate will be transported to a pediatric surgery hospital as soon as possible. Which description of the nurse's care of the neonate is correct?

A) Using aseptic technique, place a sterile plastic bag around the defect and loosely tie it closed.
B) Place the newborn prone on a loose diaper and cover the defect with a second saline-moistened diaper.
C) Position the newborn on the side with a moistened dressing on the defect; wrap the defect and newborn in a blanket.
D) Cover the defect with a sterile dressing moistened with warm sterile normal saline, using aseptic technique.