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Two hours after a transradial cath, a patient with a compression band on the right wrist reports increasing numbness and aching in the right hand. The fingers are pale and cool, and pulse oximetry on the right thumb shows no waveform; the left hand reads 97%. The band was placed per protocol, and there's no bleeding. What should the nurse do?

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