Which information regarding phenytoin should the nurse include in discharge teaching?

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

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 statement accurately describes the mechanism of a generalized seizure?

When administering phenytoin intravenously, the nurse must:

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. The nurse correctly determines that this patient is exhibiting a:

Paramedics bring a middle-aged man who was found unconscious on the street to the ED. No identification orfurther information is available. Vital signs are blood pressure 160/90 mmHg, pulse rate 120 beats/minute, and respiratory rate 16 breaths/minute. Upon arrival, the patient begins experiencing sustained grand mal seizures and requires intubation. The nurse establishes an IV line. Which drug treatment is usually preferred to control status epilepticus?

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

Which drug is the treatment of choice to prevent seizures from traumatic head injury?

The nurse is caring for a client who has a history of seizures and takes carbamazepine. Which of the following drugs does the nurse question for this client?

A client with a history of seizures takes medications to help control the seizures, but must start an additional anti-seizure medication. The client remembers that they are taking levetiracetam. However, the client cannot remember the name of the medication that the provider has just prescribed. Which of the following medications is most appropriate to help manage this client’s condition?

Which of the following medication is used for absence seizures?

The nurse is caring for a client who exhibits seizure-like activity. What action should the nurse do first?