The nurse is assigned to a patient with epilepsy. Which nursing intervention is most important for this patient?

Ensure all side rails on the bed are up and are padded. Since seizures can occur without warning, it is important to ensure proper safety practices ahead of time. Proper seizure precautions include suction set up and proper functioning, Ambu-bag at the bedside, and ensuring that all the bed side rails are up and padded. Restraining a patient can actually cause more harm and injury during a seizure. Having the patient’s room close to the nurse’s station or placing a walker by the patient’s bed are ineffective safety practices for seizures. However, it is reasonable to have the patient in a room closest to the nurses’ station if they are not on neuro telemetry.

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