When a nurse is carrying a newborn to the mother's room, a visitor asks to hold the baby. The visitor is sneezing and coughing. The nurse's first action should be to:
A) Give the baby to the mother
B) Ask the visitor if the coughing and sneezing are caused by a cold
C) Request that the visitor step outside the room
D) Check the baby's identification band with the mother
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