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How to set up seizure precautions

Other platforms explain it with text and video. In Making Synapses you practice it on the patient.

Nursing (NCLEX)
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Seizure precautions protect the patient from injury and allow a fast response. Setup is done before a seizure happens.

Step by step

  1. Prepare the bed

    Bed low and locked, side rails up and padded per policy. [1]

  2. Ready equipment

    Keep suction, oxygen and a bag-valve mask at the bedside and test them. [1]

  3. Keep IV access

    Maintain a working IV for rescue medicines such as lorazepam. [2]

  4. During a seizure

    Stay with the patient, time it, turn them on their side and protect the head. Never put anything in the mouth. [1]

  5. Call for help

    Call the provider or rapid response if it lasts 5 minutes or more, or repeats. [1]

  6. After the seizure

    Check airway, breathing, vital signs and injuries. Let the patient rest and reorient them. [1]

  7. Document the care

    Record the start time, length, movements, and the patient's state after. [3]

Common errors

Practice it in Making Synapses

In Making Synapses you do this on the patient, not on paper: every step goes on the checklist with a score, and in Teach mode Blocky tells you what comes next.

Making Synapses cases that train this skill

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Sources

  1. Open RN, Nursing Fundamentals 2e (CC BY 4.0)
  2. Open RN, Nursing Pharmacology 2e (CC BY 4.0)
  3. NCSBN 2026 NCLEX-RN Test Plan
  4. The Joint Commission, National Patient Safety Goals

Facts and steps follow The Joint Commission, National Patient Safety Goals. Making Synapses is not affiliated with these organizations. Updated: 2026-10-11.