A nurse assessing a client with colorectal cancer auscultates high-pitched bowel sounds and notes the presence of visible peristaltic waves.Which action should the nurse take?

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The presence of visible peristaltic waves,accompanied by high-pitched or tingling bowel sounds,is indicative of partial obstruction caused by the tumor.The nurse should contact the provider with these results and recommend a computed tomography scan for further diagnostic testing.This assessment finding is not associated with right shoulder pain; peritonitis and cholecystitis are associated with referred pain to the right shoulder.The registered nurse is not qualified to complete a rectal examination for polyps,and laxatives would not help this client.

A Nurse Assessing a Client with Colorectal Cancer Auscultates High-Pitched