Intraparenchymal Hemorrhage

A 21-year-old woman is admitted to the ED in a coma. She is accompanied by her husband, who states that she had a seizure. The patient is 1 week postpartum. Her vital signs are blood pressure 180/128 mmHg, pulse rate 120 beats/minute, and respiratory rate 12 breaths/minute. The physician diagnoses eclampsia. After the initial management of this patient, the nurse would expect the physician to order which medication?

A 60-year-old man with a history of seizures is brought to the ED because of recurrent seizure activity. While in the ED, he develops tonic-clonic movements of the right arm and leg. Which postictal manifestation should the nurse anticipate and adjust for in the patient’s plan of care?

Which of the following is least likely to precipitate a seizure?

The nurse’s highest priority when caring for a patient in a postictal state is to:

When administering phenytoin intravenously, the nurse must:

Which statement accurately describes the mechanism of a generalized seizure?

After a patient’s seizure is controlled, the nurse would expect to administer all of the following except:

Which life-threatening situation would the nurse expect to occur if phenytoin is administered by rapid IV bolus?

Which nursing diagnostic category reflects the clinical problems associated with this patient’s seizures?

Which method is the best way of determining a patient’slevel of consciousness in the emergency department (ED)?