A nurse develops a plan of care for a child at risk for generalized tonic-clonic seizures. In the plan of care, the nurse initiates seizure precautions and documents that which items need to be placed at child's bedside?

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Generalized tonic-clonic seizures cause rigidity of all body muscles, followed by intense jerking movements. Since airway obstruction and increased oral secretions can occur during and after the seizure, an airway and suctioning equipment are placed at the bedside.

A Nurse Develops a Plan of Care for a Child