The nurse is assessing a newly admitted patient who has a history of seizures. During the assessment, the patient has a generalized seizure that does not stop for several minutes. The nurse expects that which drug will be ordered for this condition?
1) valproic acid (Depakote)
2) neurontin (Gabapentin)
3) carbamazepine ( Tegretol)
4) diazepam (Valium)