Question

The LPN is auscultating for bowel sounds and hears between 3 and 4 bowel sounds per minute. This is a somewhat expected finding for which of these clients?

Accepted Answer

a 45-year-old male recovering from a knee replacement under general anesthesia

Answer

a 63-year-old female undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer

Answer

a 34-year-old male with a PEG tube newly admitted for diabetic ketoacidosis

Answer

a 56-year-old female with dementia undergoing a swallow study

Question 16 - Basic Care and Comfort Practice Test for the NCLEX-PN Exam