1 Clinical nurse specialist (CNS) â Working in hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, private offices, and community-based settings, CNSs handle a wide range of physical and mental health problems. 2  They also work in consultation, research, education, and administration.
I pass this heat treatment definition along until I'm corrected or find a more succinct, better one. Heat treatment is the controlled heating and cooling of a metal in order to change its properties. Forging is controlled heating and cooling but is not considered a heat treatment by metallurgists, probably because of the plastic deformation involved.
Heat is typically used on chronic (older than 4-6 weeks) injuries and pain. Moist heat is more effective than dry heat because it penetrates more deeply, which increases the effect on muscles, joints, and soft tissue. Moist heat is typically applied using moist hot packs that are stored in a hydroculator at 160 degrees. A moist heat treatment usually lasts for 15 to 20 minutes.