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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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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:

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