Posted: August 16th, 2017

When bowel sounds are heard about every 15 seconds, the nurse would record that the bowel sounds are

When bowel sounds are heard about every 15 seconds, the nurse would record that the bowel sounds are
a) normal.
Normal bowel sounds are heard every 5-20 seconds.
b) hypoactive.
Hypoactive bowel sounds is the description given to auscultation of one to two bowel sounds in 2 minutes.
c) sluggish.
Sluggish is not a term a nurse would use to accurately describe bowel sounds.
d) absent.
The nurse records that bowel sounds are absent when no sound is heard in 3-5 minutes.