What is an appropriate nursing action when a child is experiencing a generalized tonic-clonic seizure?
a. Guide the child to the floor if the child is standing, and then go for help.
b. Move objects out of the child's immediate area. c.
Stick a padded tongue blade between the child's teeth.
d. Manually restrain the child.
ANS: B
During a generalized tonic-clonic seizure, the immediate area is cleared to protect the child from injury.
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