A patient being treated for a traumatic brain injury for 3 days begins to seize. Which intervention is the nurse's priority?
1. Administer fosphenytoin (Cerebyx) 4 mg per kg of patient body weight.
2. Keep the patient safe and maintain the airway.
3. Lower the head of the bed.
4. Initiate a recording of the patient's cardiac rhythm.
Answer: 2
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