1) Which of the following statements correctly describesstatus epilepticus?
1-The duration of seizure activity is longer than 1 hour
2.The patient is conscious throughout the seizure activity
3.There is a 10% to 20% mortality rate associated with thiscondition
4.The patient is in respiratory alkalosis caused byhyperventilation
2- When teaching a patient about medications beforedischarge, the nurse should realize that antiepileptic drug therapyfailure is most commonly caused by
1.drug tolerance and chronic administration.
2.mismanagement of medications by the client.
3.inadequate liver metabolism.
4.drug and dietary interactions.
3- If a patient has a very high serum level of phenytoin(Dilantin) of 35 mg/mL, the nurse would assess for which of thefollowing problems?
1.Tachycardia
2.Hypertension
3.Nystagmus
4.Nightmares
