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.The nurse should:
A)Notify the physician immediately
B)Move the newborn to an isolation nursery
C)Document the finding as erythema toxicum
D)Take the newborn's temperature and obtain a culture of one of the vesicles

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Erythema toxicum (or erythema neonatorum)is a newborn rash that resembles flea bites.Notification of the physician is not necessary when erythema toxicum is present.Isolation of the newborn is not necessary when erythema toxicum is present.Additional interventions are not necessary when erythema toxicum is present.

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