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Seizure precautions Pediatric

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The nurse is teaching family members of a patient with a seizure disorder how to provide care at home. What statement by the nurse would be appropriate to include in the education?   “Try to turn your child onto one side during a seizure, with the head flexed slightly forward.”  
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What should the nurse assess immediately after a patient experiences a seizure?   Level of consciousness, injury to oral mucous membranes, and bruising or other bodily injuries  
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A patient with a known seizure disorder is admitted after experiencing a seizure at day care. What laboratory orders should the nurse anticipate?   Anticonvulsant drug levels  
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A patient experiences a seizure and has a difficult time maintaining an airway. What should be the nurse’s initial action?   Use the head tilt–chin lift method.  
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A patient experiences seizure activity in which the arms and legs become stiff in extension and then have a rhythmic, jerking motion. How should the nurse document these movements?   Tonic-clonic  
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The family member of a patient who was admitted following a seizure is concerned because the patient reported seeing a bright light before experiencing the seizure. How should the nurse respond?   Explain to the family member that the bright light probably was an aura, which is sometimes experienced before a seizure occurs.  
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The nurse is preparing to admit a patient with a history of seizures. What supply would be appropriate to keep at this patient’s bedside?   Suction equipment  
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A patient who is in the postictal phase reports a headache. What would be the best action by the nurse?   Administer acetaminophen as ordered by the practitioner.  
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The nurse observes sonorous respirations in a patient experiencing an active seizure. What would be the most appropriate intervention?   Insert a nasopharyngeal airway.  
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During the assessment of a patient, the nurse observes seizure activity with tonic-clonic movements. What would be the priority intervention?   Turn the patient onto one side.  
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