A nurse has auscultated the abdomen in all four quadrants for 5 minutes and has not heard any bowel sounds. How would this be documented?
A) "Auscultated abdomen for bowel sounds, bowel not functioning."
B) "All four abdominal quadrants auscultated. Inaudible bowel sounds."
C) "Bowel sounds auscultated. Patient has no bowel sounds."
D) "Patient may have bowel sounds, but they can't be heard."
B
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