Management of CareQuestion 1234 of 2368

A toddler with a fever has a generalized seizure that lasts 5 minutes. The seizure ends and does not return for 24 hours. How does the nurse classify this event?

  1. Complex febrile seizure
  2. Febrile status epilepticus
  3. Simple febrile seizure
  4. Seizure disorder
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Correct answer: Simple febrile seizure

A simple febrile seizure is a single seizure lasting less than 15 minutes.

Source: Nursing Health Promotion (Open RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College, 2025), Other Childhood Disorders: Febrile Seizures. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

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Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026