A nurse is performing an initial post op assessment on a client following upper GI surgery. The client has a NG tube to low, intermittent suction. To best assess the client for the presence of bowel sounds, the nurse should:
A. place the stethoscope to the left of the umbilicus.
B. turn off the nasogastric suction.
C. use the bell of the stethoscope.
D. turn the suction on the NG tube to continuous.
Ans: B. turn off the nasogastric suction.
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