The nurse checks a patient's casted right leg resting upon a pillow and finds that the cast appears too tight.What should the nurse do?

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The nurse should notify the RN.A serious complication of a cast being too tight is compartment syndrome.The physician needs to be contacted for orders to cut the cast with a cast cutter to relieve pressure and prevent pressure necrosis of the underlying skin.B.There is no information to support that the patient is in pain.C.There is no information to support that the limb is cool.D.The limb should be elevated or supported with pillows.

The Nurse Checks a Patient's Casted Right Leg Resting Upon