A patient was admitted with pancreatitis.The nurse is auscultating the patient's abdomen.How long must the nurse listen to be able to accurately chart that bowel sounds are absent?

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Normal bowel sounds include high-pitched,gurgling sounds that occur approximately every 5 to 15 seconds or at a rate of 5 to 34 times per minute.Abnormal findings include the absence of bowel sounds throughout a 5-minute period,extremely soft and widely separated sounds,and increased sounds with a high-pitched,loud rushing sound (peristaltic rush).

A Patient Was Admitted with Pancreatitis