Epilepsy Medication and Seizure Safety

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Epilepsy Medication and Seizure Safety Quiz

Test your knowledge on epilepsy and seizure management with this comprehensive quiz. Ideal for caregivers, healthcare professionals, and anyone interested in learning more about seizure safety and medication administration.

  • 10 multiple choice questions
  • Covers essential topics like seizure types and medication effects
  • Immediate feedback on your answers
10 Questions2 MinutesCreated by CaringNurse312
What is NOT one of the rights to medication administration?
Right dose
Right time
Right patient
Right setting
It is your first day at a new Community Living house, you are notified that Mr. Smith has a history of seizures and need to find out what type of seizures he has and if he has any PRN medications. Where would you find this information?
MAR (Medication Administration Record)
Seizure Protocol
Patient's bedside table
Community Living Policies and Procedures
What is the most important when you encounter a client having a seizure?
Leave the client and go get help
Ensure the safety of the client
Immediately administer medication
Call 911
What type of food should be avoided with antiepileptic medications?
Oranges or orange juice
Apples or apple juice
Grapes or grape juice
Grapefruit or grapefruit juice
If you find a client with a fixed gaze and unable to respond to you calling their name or trying to get their attention, which would be your priority action?
Speak to them in a loud, firm voice
Stand in their field of vision so they can see you
Stay with the client and refer to the seizure protocol
Ask a coworker to try and get the client's attention
When documenting the occurrence of a seizure, it is important to include which of the following?
Date/Time, what the client was wearing, who the client was with, staff documenting
Date/Time, Description of Seizure, Type of Seizure, staff documenting
Description of Seizure, what you think caused the seizure, which staff was present, Seizure Trigger
How long the seizure lasted, what signs the client presented, what medication was given, who gave the medication
What is NOT a common side effect of benzodiazepines?
Diarrhea
Headache
Drowsiness
Confusion
What is the difference between seizures and epilepsy?
Seizures are isolated incidences
Epilepsy is a group of seizures that recur
Both can be controlled with medications
All of the above
What type of seizure is characterized by loss of consciousness followed by stiffening of the body followed by jerking of the extremities?
Pseudoseizure
Tonic Clonic (Grand mal)
Typical Abscence
Petit Mal
Following the seizure protocol you administer PRN Ativan for a Grand Mal seizure. What is an expected effect of this medication?
The client becomes alert and oriented
The client becomes very drowsy and breathes very slowly
The client stops seizing and their status stabilizes
Seizure intensifies
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