Difficulty: Medium
Average Score: 80%
Simulated
The nurse is caring for a client who is 4 hours post-op after an open cholecystectomy. The nurse would expect the client's bowel sounds to be:
Correct answer
B
Rationale
Bowel sounds are absent or hypoactive post-cholecystectomy due to anesthesia and surgical manipulation. Normoactive, hyperactive, or borborygmi are not expected.