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During hospitalization, a child experiences a tonic-clonic seizure. To provide for the client's safety, which of the following actions should the nurse take? 1. Put a padded tongue blade between the child's teeth 2. Perform a jaw thrust and administer oxygen 3. Securely restrain the child in the bed 4. Administer a benzodiazepine intramuscularly 2. To provide for the safety of the child during a tonic-clonic seizure, the nurse should perform a jaw thrust and administer oxygen. Holding the child down, restraining the child, or putting a padded tongue blade between the child's teeth may cause injury to the child. Benzodiazepine is not used to treat a tonic-clonic seizure but is used in status epilepticus.
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