A parent of a child who has been taking valproic acid (Depakote)for several years calls the clinic to report a recent recurrence of seizures and states that the child is having 3 or 4 seizures per week.The nurse will perform which action?

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Questions pertaining to medication adherence are a no-cost,non-invasive way of troubleshooting cause of decreased drug effect.The serum drug level will be assessed next.Children may need changes in doses as they grow.The child is not in status epilepticus so does not need to go to the emergency department.The dose will not be increased until the serum drug level is known.

A Parent of a Child Who Has Been Taking Valproic