The nurse is reviewing a student nurse's charting and notes that the student has documented absent bowel sounds.The nurse reminds the student that in order to document absent bowel sounds,one must auscultate each quadrant at what period of time?

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The criterion for the documentation of absent bowel sounds is that each quadrant is auscultated for 5 minutes.

The Nurse Is Reviewing a Student Nurse's Charting and Notes