An 18 month old is having a seizure when the nurse is assessing him. The nurse notes that the child is fluttering his eyes and smacking his lips. The nurse should document this seizure as:
1. An absence seizure.
2. A tonic-clonic seizure.
3. A myoclonic seizure.
4. A febrile seizure.
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1. Eye fluttering and lip smacking are common characteristics of an absence seizure.
2. A tonic-clonic seizure has stiffening of the muscles. This child is not exhibiting this characteristic.
3. The child is not exhibiting muscle rigidity that is common with myoclonic seizures.
4. The child does not have a fever to cause the seizure.
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