🧠 Must-Know NCLEX® Seizure Precautions

8 May 2025 · 1 min

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In this concise instructional video, the presenter outlines essential seizure precautions for nursing students preparing for the NCLEX®. The focus is on patient safety during a seizure event. Key recommendations include: (1) keeping emergency equipment—specifically suction and oxygen—at the bedside to maintain airway patency; (2) positioning the bed in its lowest setting, raising side rails, and adding extra padding to protect the patient from injury; (3) ensuring continuous room surveillance or locating the patient’s room near the nurse’s station so a seizure can be promptly observed; and (4) avoiding restraints and restrictive clothing, which can increase injury risk. The presenter emphasizes that safety is the top nursing priority and directs viewers to med‑surg flashcards available in the Nursing SOS shop for further study.

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Let's walk through some must know seizure precautions. For the nclex, you'll want to have emergency equipment ready at all times. At the bedside, this is primarily suction and oxygen to help keep the patient's airway open. In an emergency, you'll keep the bed in the lowest position with side rails up and extra bed padding to keep the patient safe. You'll want to have room surveillance if possible, or move the patient's room as close to the nurse's station as possible so you can catch a seizure when it happens. And then no restraints and no restrict clothing. We want to keep the patient as safe as possible. Patient safety is your number one priority as a nurse, and restraints and restrictive clothing would impact greatly impact the patient's safety during the season. You can find all these med surg flashcards inside the nursing SOS shop.