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

question 5

Multiple Choice

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:

• A) 30 seconds.
• B) 1 minute.
• C) 2 minutes.
• D) 3 minutes.

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Definitions:

Nonconstant Rate

Refers to a rate that changes over time, as opposed to a constant or fixed rate which remains the same.

Mixed Cost

Expenses that contain both fixed and variable components, changing in total with the level of activity but not proportionately.

Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis

An accounting method used to determine the effects on company profits of different levels of sales volume and costs.

Fixed Costs

Fixed expenditures that are unaffected by the amount of goods produced or sold, covering rent, salaries, and insurance.