Title: Discuss appropriate nurse aide actions for a resident who is having a seizure.
Course: Nurse Aide (14051) > Section: Unit V: Emergency Measures

Discussion should include

- notifying the nurse immediately
- clearing the immediate area of objects that may cause harm
- assisting the resident to the floor
- protecting the head while allowing the remainder of the body to move
- not putting anything in the resident’s mouth
- turn the resident on their side in the recovery position after the seizure
- documenting what occurred.