Which nursing action would be appropriate to protect a patient during a seizure? (Select all that apply)

A. Provide written educational material for the client: While important, this action is not the first step as it assumes the client is ready to receive and understand the information.
B. Ask the client to demonstrate checking their blood sugar: This is a practical step but should come after assessing the client’s readiness to learn and understanding their current knowledge.
C. Identify short-term goals for the client: Goal-setting is crucial but should follow an assessment of the client's readiness to learn to ensure that goals are realistic and tailored to their current level of understanding.
D. Determine the client's readiness to learn: This is the first step in the teaching process as it helps tailor the teaching plan to the client's current state of mind, comprehension level, and willingness to engage with the educational material.

A. Compassion fatigue: Correct. Compassion fatigue is characterized by emotional exhaustion and a reduced ability to empathize due to prolonged exposure to others' suffering, which fits the nurse’s experience of feeling overwhelmed and difficulty feeling sympathy.
B. Adventitious stress: Incorrect. Adventitious stress refers to stress caused by external, unexpected events such as natural disasters or accidents, not by ongoing exposure to clients' suffering.
C. Prolonged grief disorder: Incorrect. Prolonged grief disorder involves intense and persistent grief following a loss, not the emotional exhaustion or empathy issues described by the nurse.
D. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD): Incorrect. PTSD is characterized by severe anxiety, flashbacks, and intrusive thoughts related to trauma, not primarily by empathy fatigue or feeling overwhelmed by others' suffering.