When caring for a patient with critical limb ischemia who has just arrived on the nursing unit after having percutaneous transluminal balloon angioplasty, which action should the nurse take first?

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Bleeding is a possible complication after catheterization of the femoral artery, so the nurse's first action should be to assess for changes in vital signs that might indicate hemorrhage. The other actions also are appropriate but can be done after determining that bleeding is not occurring.

When Caring for a Patient with Critical Limb Ischemia Who