The Nurse Is Preparing to Admit a 10-Year-Old Child with Absence

question 26

Multiple Choice

The nurse is preparing to admit a 10-year-old child with absence seizures. What clinical features of absence seizures should the nurse recognize? (Select all that apply.)

• A) There is no aura.
• B) There is a postictal state.
• C) They usually last longer than 30 seconds.
• D) There is a brief loss of consciousness.
• E) There is an occasional clonic movement.

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