The nurse is providing teaching to a patient newly diagnosed with focal seizure disorder. Which statement by the nurse is most accurate?

"Simple partial seizures may result in an alteration of consciousness."

"Your seizures will typically only affect one side of your body.

"The simple partial seizure may cause motor impairment to begin in all of your extremities.

"Simple partial seizures are not treatable."

Answer and Explanation

The Correct Answer is B

A. Simple partial (focal aware) seizures do not alter consciousness; that is a characteristic of complex partial seizures.
B. Focal (partial) seizures typically affect one hemisphere of the brain and therefore one side of the body.
C. Seizures that begin with motor impairment in all extremities suggest a generalized seizure, not a simple partial seizure.
D. This is inaccurate. Simple partial seizures are treatable with antiepileptic medications and sometimes surgical interventions.

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Correct Answer is C

Explanation

A. Complex partial seizures involve impaired consciousness with automatisms, not just staring.
B. Myoclonic seizures are characterized by sudden, brief muscle jerks.
C. Absence seizures cause brief episodes of staring and unresponsiveness, often mistaken for daydreaming, and can impact school performance.
D. Akinetic seizures involve sudden loss of muscle tone, leading to collapse, not staring episodes.

A. Use aspirin instead of acetaminophen for children with viral illness. B. Get the child tested for Reye's syndrome if the child exhibits fever, vomiting, and lethargy C. Avoid giving salicylate-containing medications to a child who has viral symptoms. D. Advise parents to have their children immunized against Reye's syndrome.

Correct Answer is C

Explanation

A. This is incorrect and dangerous—aspirinis strongly associated with Reye's syndromewhen given to children with viral infections (e.g., flu, chickenpox).
B. While testing may be appropriate if symptoms arise, this does not preventthe syndrome.
C. The most important preventive teaching is to avoid giving salicylates (like aspirin)to children with viral symptoms, as this is a known risk factor for Reye's syndrome, a potentially fatal condition.
D. There is no vaccinespecifically for Reye’s syndrome, so immunization is not a method of prevention.

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