Question

The nurse is monitoring lab work on a patient who is prescribed phenobarbital for seizure activity. The nurse notes that the patient’s phenobarbital level is 47 µg/mL. Which of these interventions should the nurse perform *first*?

Accepted Answer

Notify the prescribing healthcare provider.

Answer

No intervention is necessary as this is an expected value.

Answer

Administer an additional bolus dose of phenobarbital.

Answer

Hold the patient’s next phenobarbital dose.

Question 9 - Musculoskeletal/​Neurological/​Psychosocial Practice Test for the CCRN

Question 9 - Musculoskeletal/Neurological/Psychosocial Practice Test for the CCRN