A nurse cleansing a newborn in the delivery room notices small purple dots on the face of the newborn. How should the nurse record this finding?
A) Mongolian spots
B) Petechiae
C) Erythema toxicum
D) Port-wine stain
B
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Petechiae are small purplish dots on the skin caused by pressure during labor; they usually fade away. Mongolian spots are dark blue areas of discoloration often appearing on the buttocks, lower back, or upper legs of nonwhite babies. These spots usually disappear by early childhood. Erythema toxicum may develop as a red, raised rash on the skin of certain sensitive infants. A port-wine stain is a permanent birthmark; it is a flat purple-red area with sharp borders.
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