A child enters the emergency department. The paramedics report that the child has been having a seizure that has lasted for 45 minutes. In addition to securing and maintaining an airway, what is a priority intervention on the part of the nurse?
a. Phenobarbital (Luminal)
b. Diazepam (Valium)
c. Phenytoin (Dilantin)
d. Valproic acid (Depakene)
Question 2
A client taking anticonvulsants for epilepsy should receive which instruction from the nurse?
a. The medication is usually taken for a lifetime.
b. The medication is taken until you are seizure-free.
c. Seizures are unpredictable, and therefore so is the drug regimen.
d. Seizure disorders may be cured with anticonvulsants.
Does this child have legs of different lengths or scoliosis? Look at the level of the iliac crests a
To examine a child’s ear, the pinna should be pulled back and up for children over 3 years; the pinn
Child development varies and is hard to predict
Precious Child
Transmission of autosomal dominant disorders (50% chance for an affected child).
The Growing Child