The nurse is teaching the male client who has a seizure disorder and the seizures are difficult to control. Which client behavior should the nurse address with teaching before discharge?
1. Avoids substances containing alcohol
2. Maintains a current list of medications
3. Keeps a supply of medications at work
4. Drives long distance to visit neurologist
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4. The nurse needs to address the client's driving because the client risks having a seizure while driving and, therefore, endangering the public and himself.
1. Clients taking anticonvulsants should avoid substances containing alcohol to decrease the risk of alcohol-drug interactions.
2. The client maintains a current list of medications because his seizures are difficult to control and his therapeutic regimen is likely to change.
3. Keeping a supply of medications at work is a good idea to help prevent missing a dose of anticonvulsant medication. Seizures are more likely to occur when the client takes prescribed medications sporadically.
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