Reference no: EM133821197

Case Study

The camp nurse has been called to the field outside the recreation center. As the nurse arrives, there is a large crowd that begins to separate. The nurse notes that one of the campers is lying on the ground, and the camper's arms and legs are thrashing back and forth. The nurse also notes a small cut above the camper's right eye. The nurse recognizes the camper as one who comes to see her every day for medication administration, and the nurse remembers that the medication the camper takes is carbamazepine (Tegretol). As the nurse moves closer, she also sees two of the counselors preparing to attempt to restrain the camper.

1. What should be the nurse's initial response?

2. The camper is transferred to a local emergency department, where she is stabilized.

A blood level of carbamazepine is drawn, and the result is 1.2 mcg/mL. How will the nurse interpret this finding?