A patient with a newly diagnosed seizure disorder is to be discharged home in the morning. You are preparing patient/family teaching and know that a priority to teach the family is what?
B) Pad the bed rails.
C) Keep a bite block nearby at all times.
D) Withhold medication after a seizure.
Ans: A
Chapter: 61
Client Needs: D-4
Cognitive Level: Application
Difficulty: Easy
Integrated Process: Teaching/Learning
Objective: 9
Page and Header: 1882, Seizure Disorders
Feedback: To prevent complications, the patient is placed in the side-lying position to facilitate drainage of oral secretions, and suctioning is performed, if needed, to maintain a patent airway and prevent aspiration. Most patients at home do not have bed rails; a bite block is no longer used in the care of seizure patients; you do not withhold medication from a seizure patient.
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