Questions with Answers (Seizure Types, Phases, Safety
Precautions, Medications & Nursing Priorities)
Nursing Care: Seizures
The nurse is caring for a client with a history of seizures in an acute care setting. Which
equipment should the nurse ensure is always at the bedside? Select all that apply.
Oxygen source
Suction equipment
Padded siderails
Bag-valve-mask
Match the assessment findings to the correlating seizure phase.
Prodromal phase=difficulty sleeping and anxiety
Aural phase=heart racing and sweating
Ictal phase=unconscious and involuntary movements
Postictal phase=tired and confused
The nurse is caring for a client who experienced a seizure lasting 2 minutes with intermittent
jerking of the right arm. Which type of seizure did the client most likely experience?
Focal seizure originating in the left side of the brain
The nurse is caring for a client with seizures caused by a brain tumor. The client is prescribed
carbamazepine 200 mg twice daily at 08:00 and 20:00. The client experiences a seizure at 12:00.
Which action(s) should the nurse take? Select all that apply.
Document length and description of seizure activity
Stay with the client for the duration of the seizure
Monitor client vital signs and oxygenation
The nurse is caring for a client with generalized onset motor seizures that are not controlled
with medication.