Which of the following prescribed interventions will the nurse implement first for a hospitalized client who is experiencing continuous tonic-clonic seizures?
A)Give phenytoin 100 mg IV.
B)Monitor level of consciousness.
C)Obtain computed tomography scan.
D)Administer lorazepam 4 mg IV.

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To prevent ongoing seizures, the nurse should administer rapidly acting antiseizure drugs such as the benzodiazepines. A CT scan is appropriate, but prevention of any seizure activity during the CT scan is necessary. Phenytoin also will be administered, but it is not rapidly acting. Clients who are experiencing tonic-clonic seizures are nonresponsive, although the nurse should assess LOC after the seizure.

Which of the Following Prescribed Interventions Will the Nurse Implement