An emergency room nurse is caring for a patient admitted by ambulance after a motor vehicle collision. The patient was transported with a long spine board and rigid cervical collar. Thirty minutes after arrival, the patient has been log-rolled off the spine board, completed imaging studies of the spine, and is requesting removal of the cervical collar. Which is the nurse’s next action?
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