A Child Is Diagnosed with Absence Seizures, and the Prescriber

question 6

Multiple Choice

A child is diagnosed with absence seizures, and the prescriber orders ethosuximide [Zarontin]. When teaching the child's parents about dosage adjustments for this drug, the nurse will stress the importance of:

• A) frequent serum drug level monitoring.
• B) learning as much as possible about the disorder and its treatment.
• C) recording the number of seizures the child has each day.
• D) reporting dizziness and drowsiness to the provider.

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