A nurse is caring for a patient who is recovering from total hip replacement surgery. The patient has required increasing doses of IV morphine for pain control. The patient is again reporting 10/10 pain despite receiving 10 mg of morphine from the nurse, which is the top of the range ordered by the physician. The nurse monitors which of the following most closely?
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