A nurse is caring for a client with epilepsy and the presence of tonic-clonic seizures. The client’s caregiver calls out to the nurse that the client has started convulsing. Which of the following is the priority nursing action?
Distribute pillows around the client’s head and body.
Notify the provider.
Insert a bite block in the client’s mouth.
Place the client in the left lateral position.
Be sure to consider describing words like first (second, third, etc.), priority, next, last, before, final, and after in questions. They indicate that there is one particular correct answer, even if the other answer choices may be related to the question.
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