The patient presents to the women’s health clinic with complaints of itching and burning on urination with a white, curd-like vaginal discharge. The provider reports the cervix appears normal on exam. The nurse prints patient information for which medication course?

The provider orders hypertonic saline for a patient. The patient’s wife wants to know why this therapy is being given. Which of the following is the best statement regarding the rationale for this therapy?

Which term does the nurse use to describe the patient who takes oxycodone daily for pain associated with deteriorating knee cartilage and requests a higher dosage for breakthrough pain?