A patient is just arriving in the postanesthesia care unit following general anesthesia. What is the nurse's priority intervention?
A) Assess the patient's respiratory status.
B) Assess the patient's IV.
C) Ask the patient about pain.
D) Assess the patient's cardiac status.
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