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?

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Option B accurately describes the situation by stating that all four abdominal quadrants were auscultated and no bowel sounds were heard. Option A is incorrect because it suggests that the bowel is not functioning, which cannot be determined solely based on the absence of bowel sounds. Option C is ambiguous and contradictory as it states that bowel sounds were auscultated but then says the patient has no bowel sounds. Option D is also incorrect because it suggests uncertainty about the presence of bowel sounds rather than a definitive finding of no bowel sounds.

A Nurse Has Auscultated the Abdomen in All Four Quadrants