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

question 10

Multiple Choice

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 should the nurse do?

• 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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Definitions:

Cellular Respiration

A biochemical process in living organisms where glucose is broken down in the presence of oxygen to produce carbon dioxide, water, and energy in the form of ATP.

Aerobic Respiration

Aerobic respiration is a metabolic process in which cells convert glucose and oxygen into energy, carbon dioxide, and water.

Carbon Dioxide

Carbon dioxide is a colorless, odorless gas produced by burning carbon and organic compounds and by respiration, absorbed by plants in photosynthesis.

Pyruvate

A key intermediate in several metabolic pathways throughout the cell, particularly in glycolysis, where it can be converted into acetyl-CoA or lactate.