^ m d. Every state and the District of Columbia has a board of nursing with a mission of protecting the public from harm. Governance of the practice of nursing includes: There is more than one educational pathway leading to eligibility to take the standardized National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX)-RN.
Linzess is the brand name of the drug linaclotide, which is used to treat bowel problems, such as chronic constipation and irritable bowel syndrome with constipation (IBS-C) in adults. The drug is in a class of medications called guanylate cyclase-C agonists.
IBS-C is a subtype characterized mainly by abdominal pain and by hard or lumpy stools at least 25 percent of the time and loose or watery stools less than 25 percent of the time. Linzess is a capsule taken once daily on an empty stomach, at least 30 minutes before the first meal of the day.