A woman who has had no prenatal care enters the labor and delivery unit in advanced labor.She has chickenpox.What action by the nurse is best?

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Women with varicella infections (chickenpox or shingles)need to be in isolation (airborne and contact per the CDC).There might not be enough time to administer immune globulin to the mother before delivery,but it could be given to the baby.Acyclovir is the drug of choice for treatment,but the staff needs to be protected from this infection through isolation precautions.Antibiotics are not used for this disease.

A Woman Who Has Had No Prenatal Care Enters the Labor