The nurse is assisting in the care of a patient with a circumferential burn to the leg. The health care provider determines that an escharotomy is necessary. Which action does the nurse recognize as the most important nursing intervention?
A) Checking for the return of distal pulses
B) Padding the bed for copious amounts of drainage
C) Monitoring for unlabored respiratory function
D) Medicating as prescribed for pain management
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