The nurse is caring for a patient who underwent abdominal surgery 24 hours ago and has a nasogastric tube to intermittent suction.How should the nurse proceed when performing an abdominal assessment on this patient?
A) Avoid palpating the patient's abdomen.
B) Turn off the suction before auscultating bowel sounds.
C) Listen for bowel sounds for 2 minutes in each quadrant.
D) Percuss the abdomen before auscultating bowel sounds.
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