The nurse has determined a client has absent bowel sounds because no sounds have been heard in all four quadrants for :

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According to nursing guidelines, bowel sounds should be auscultated for 5 minutes in each quadrant to diagnose the absence of bowel sounds. Therefore, if no sounds are heard in all four quadrants for 5 minutes, the client is determined to have absent bowel sounds.

The Nurse Has Determined a Client Has Absent Bowel Sounds