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

question 8

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.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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Definitions:

Distinguish Colors

The ability to perceive and differentiate various colors.

Teratogens

Agents or factors that can cause congenital anomalies or defects in developing embryos or fetuses.

Embryonic Stage

A critical phase in prenatal development that occurs from about the second to the eighth week after conception, where major organs and structures begin to form in the embryo.

First Trimester

The initial stage of pregnancy lasting from conception to 12 weeks, characterized by significant physical and developmental changes in the embryo.