A nursing instructor is teaching about the medications given prior to and during electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). Which student statement indicates that learning has occurred?
A. "Atropine (Atro-Pen) is administered to paralyze skeletal muscles during ECT."
B. "Succinylcholine chloride (Anectine) decreases secretions to prevent aspiration."
C. "Thiopental sodium (Pentothal) is a short-acting anesthesia to render the client unconscious."
D. "Glycopyrrolate (Robinul) is given to prevent severe muscle contractions during seizure."
C
In order to render a client unconscious during the ECT procedure, an anesthesiologist administers intravenously a short-acting anesthetic such as thiopental sodium (Pentothal).
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