The nurse is assessing a patient's bowel sounds. The nurse documents that the bowel sounds were hypoactive. This indicates that the bowel sounds were heard every _____ seconds
a. 15
b. 20
c. 30
d. 60
D
Bowel sounds are caused by air and fluid moving through the intestinal tract, and are heard as soft gurgles and clicks every 5 to 15 seconds. The normal frequency for these sounds is about 5 to 30 in 1 minute. Hypoactive bowel sounds can be noted in the medical record when no sounds are heard after listening in each of the four quadrants for 30 seconds.
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