A nurse receives a patient from the emergency room who has a history of seizures. What is the most appropriate preventative measures for the nurse to take to prevent seizures occurring in the hospital?
A) Correctly pad all the side rails of the bed with seizure pads.
B) Place a sign above the patients head and on the front of the chart alerting other personnel to the patient's condition.
C) Check the medication reconciliation to ensure that the doctor has continued the patient's seizure medications.
D) Print out the hospital's seizure precautions guide from the online data base and prioritize 15 minutes for education with the patient.
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