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Thirty minutes after arriving in PACU, a 68-year-old who received hydromorphone 2 mg in the OR becomes restless and is pulling at his gown. SpO2 is 97% on 4 L nasal cannula, respirations are 9 and shallow, heart rate is 96, and he last voided before surgery. What should the nurse assess first?

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