A nurse is caring for a client started on an antiseizure medication. The client starts to stare off at the wall with eyelids fluttering. After a few seconds, the client is responsive to the nurse. Which type of seizure does the nurse document along with the assessment?
A) Tonic-clonic
B) Absence
C) Focal
D) Myoclonic

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Absence seizures involve a reduction of normal brain activity with staring and transient loss of responsiveness, eyelid fluttering, or muscular jerking movements.

A Nurse Is Caring for a Client Started on an Antiseizure