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 at this time?
A) Immediately notify the physician.
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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Erythema toxicum neonatorum (or erythema neonatorum)is a newborn rash that resembles flea bites.Notification of the physician,isolation of the newborn,or additional interventions are not necessary when erythema toxicum neonatorum is present.

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