During auscultation of all four quadrants of a client's abdomen, the nurse hears 20 or more bowel sounds per minute. How should this finding be documented?
a. "bowel sounds absent" c. "bowel sounds hyperactive"
b. "bowel sounds active" d. "bowel sounds hypoactive"
C
When approximately 5 to 20 bowel sounds are heard per minute, the bowel sounds are considered active, 20 or more bowels sounds per minute is defined as hyperactive, and less than 5 bowel sounds per minute is considered hypoactive.
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