hard · NCLEX-RN management
A nurse is caring for a client with peritonitis. Which assessment findings are characteristic of this condition? Select all that apply.
- Hyperactive, high-pitched bowel sounds in all four quadrants.
- The client's temperature is 102.2^circ F (39^circ C).
- A rigid, board-like abdomen.
- Rebound tenderness upon light palpation.
- The client reports a sudden, sharp decrease in pain.
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