A patient who has received three ECT (electroconvulsive therapy) treatments with no ill effects displays confusion and memory loss after the fourth treatment.
Which nursing intervention would be most therapeutic based on a nurse's knowledge of ECT effects? a. Administer a benzodiazepine by IM injection immediately.
b. Call the health care provider and report this sudden alteration immediately.
c. Inform the family that the short-term memory loss may be permanent.
d. Orient the patient periodically, emphasizing that the memory loss is temporary.
Question 2
To obtain the clearest clinical information about a patient, a nurse who used several secondary sources, including the patient's spouse and the report of the admitting psychiatrist, will seek validation from:
a. the patient.
b. psychiatric nursing textbooks.
c. the patient's extended family.
d. the use of psychiatric behavioral rating scales.
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