The nurse is caring for a person on a medical unit who begins a tonic-clonic seizure. The seizure stops after a few minutes, but begins again after another minute. This pattern continues, in which the person is having repeated tonic-clonic seizures, and has lasted for more than 10 minutes. Place the following nursing actions into order from highest priority to lowest:

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The highest priority is to call the doctor stat (C) because the patient is experiencing status epilepticus, a medical emergency requiring immediate medical intervention. Next, initiating oxygen via the nasal cannula at the bedside (D) is crucial to ensure the patient is receiving adequate oxygenation during repeated seizures. Hanging an IV of normal saline to keep a vein open (A) is important for administering medications and fluids as needed. Calling a respiratory physiotherapist stat (B) is the lowest priority in this scenario, as the immediate focus should be on stopping the seizures and ensuring proper oxygenation and medication administration.

The Nurse Is Caring for a Person on a Medical