27. True or False: Ultrasound is anti-inflammatory.

Which is an example of a value-added activity?

2. After an acute injury, local edema is common. Select the correct mechanism for how this occurs.

The patient is using beclomethasone (Qvar), an inhaled corticosteroid, for treatment of chronic asthma.  Which of the following statements indicate the patient understands drug therapy?

A patient is being treated for pinworms.  Several years ago they were given mebendazole (Vermox), and on this episode they were provided with Pin-X.  The nurse evaluates that learning has occurred when the patient makes which statement?

16. You wish to use joint cooling to help facilitate quadriceps recruitment for a patient’s exercise session. Identify the correct application from those listed below:

1. Based on the general timelines for tissue healing (recovery), which injury would be expected to take the longest amount of time to recover?

What effect does oxytocin (Pitocin) have on the patient in labor?

The patient is prescribed montelukast (Singulair), a leukotriene modifier, for treatment of asthma. The nurse teaches the action of this drug is:

A woman brings her husband to the Emergency Department and tells the nurse that her husband had a heart attack at home yesterday. The physician plans to verify that an acute mycardial infarction (AMI) occurred and is discussing the use of reteplase (Retavase).  What is a priority assessment question for the nurse to ask for the planned intervention?