The nurse observes that a patient's colostomy wafer (the appliance that is applied around the stoma) is leaking onto the skin. What is the priority nursing action?

Reassure the patient that leakage onto the skin is normal.

Apply tape to the edges of the wafer to the skin to secure it.

Remove the ostomy appliance, clean the skin, and apply a new ostomy appliance.

Document the finding in the chart and continue to monitor.