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The patient taking opioids for pain management has not had a bowel movement in 2.5 days and the nurse has assessed a distended abdomen with decreased bowel sounds in each quadrant.  The nurse notifies the provider who orders bisacodyl (Dulcolax®) tablets, two to be given at bedtime today.  This type of laxative is known as:

What is the biggest issue with iontophoresis efficacy?

A 45-year-old female patient with a history of anxiety disorder is prescribed alprazolam (Xanax) 0.5 mg orally. However, the pharmacy mistakenly dispensed Xanax 0.25 mg tablets. The nurse must administer the correct dose of 0.5 mg. How many tablets of Xanax 0.25 mg should the nurse give to the patient? Fill in the blanks and round your answer to the nearest whole number. 

Please match the picture to the ROM they increase: [1]. [2]. [3]. [4].

A mother brings her 3-month-old into the office for evaluation of a cold. She tells the nurse that her son has had a runny nose for a week. When performing the physical assessment, the nurse notes that the infant has nasal flaring and is using his accessory muscles when breathing. The nurse’s next action should be to:

You notice an abnormal lung sound when auscultating your patient’s lungs, but you aren’t sure if it’s rhonchi or crackles. What should you instruct your patient to do to help you determine which lung sound it is?

You would like to achieve the ‘mild’ thermal effects of ultrasound; the tissue is superficial (~.5cm deep) and the size of the area is 2 times the ERA.  What parameter settings would you use?  Please also list the target tissue temperature. 0.5 W/cm2 1.0 W/cm2 1.5 W/cm2 2.0 W/cm2 1 MHz 0.04 0.2 0.3 0.4 3 MHz 0.3 0.6 0.9 1.4 Frequency: Give a number Target Temperature (from the chart): Give a number Show the math equation with degrees per min (based on intensity)* time that gets you to the correct target temperature. 

A recent systematic review indicates that the majority of evidence suggests that phonophoresis is effective at reducing superficial pain

You decide to use E-stim to reduce the pain associated with a chronic low back sprain. You have a standard portable/hand-held TENS unit.    What would you set the following parameters: 1. Pulse rate (Give a number or range of numbers) 2. Pulse duration (Give a number or range of numbers) 3. Intensity (Sub-sensory, Sensory, Motor, or Noxious) 4. On what Theory or Mechanism are you basing your selection?

You choose to use ultrasound with the goals of Reduce Pain Reduce Muscle Spasm Increase Blood Flow. How much must you increase the tissue temperature?