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Home>Homework Answsers>Nursing homework help  An older client was recently discharged from the hospital for evaluation of seizure activity
His history reveals that he has late-stage Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, hypertension, and type II diabetes mellitus, which is controlled by diet
He lives at home, where his wife and daughter take care of him
His discharge medications include phenytoin (Dilantin), 100 mg BID; hydrochlorothiazide (HydroDIURIL), 50 mg QD; levodopa (Sinemet), 25/100 TID; and haloperidol (Haldol), 1 mg before bed
The client has been referred for home care nursing follow-up
Questions: On the initial home visit by the nurse, what assessments should be made? The wife and daughter need teaching about his antiepileptic medication
What teaching should be included? During the initial home visit, the client experiences a generalized seizure
What action should the nurse take?