A nurse is asked by a patient who has had several electroconvulsive treatments, "What is this place
Have I been here very long?" The nurse assesses that the patient seems to be ex-periencing the common post–electroconvulsive treatment symptom of: 1. amnesia.
2. ideas of reference.
3. a schizophrenic episode.
4. multiple personality disorder.
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When a patient has had several electroconvulsive treatments, there is an expected brief pe-riod of confusion and temporary memory loss. This effect dissipates in a short period of time.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: 1256
OBJ: 6 TOP: Electroconvulsive Therapy
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity
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