RN Exam Practice
Reduction of Risk PotentialQuestion 317 of 2368

While auscultating a client's abdomen, the nurse hears a vascular sound. Which action should the nurse take?

  1. Document the finding as expected
  2. Report the finding to the health care provider
  3. Ask the client to eat and listen again
  4. Count the sound for one full minute
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Correct answer: Report the finding to the health care provider

Vascular sounds should not be heard over the abdomen, so this is an abnormal finding that needs to be reported.

Source: Nursing Skills, 2nd edition (Open RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College, 2023), Abdominal Assessment: Auscultation. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Practice the topic "Reduction of Risk Potential"

Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026