When a patient experiences a generalized tonic-clonic seizure in the emergency department after a head injury, all of the following orders are received. Which one will the nurse implement first?

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To prevent ongoing seizures, the nurse should administer rapidly acting antiseizure medications such as the benzodiazepines. A CT scan is appropriate, but prevention of any seizure activity during the CT scan is necessary. Although the capillary blood glucose may offer information about the cause of the seizure, the initial nursing action is to decrease the risk for further seizures. Monitoring level of consciousness is important, but the highest priority is to decrease seizure risk.

When a Patient Experiences a Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure in the Emergency