On the patient's return to the medical-surgical unit,the nurse performing an abdominal assessment can affirm an absence of bowel sounds after listening in each quadrant for at least:

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To affirm an absence of bowel sounds, a nurse must listen in each quadrant for at least 3 minutes. This ensures a thorough assessment before determining that bowel sounds are truly absent, as bowel sounds can be infrequent.

On the Patient's Return to the Medical-Surgical Unit,the Nurse Performing