What milieu factor would need most attention from the nurse who is caring for a patient who has received six ECT treatments and has two more scheduled?
a. Safety
b. Trust attainment
c. Therapeutic activities
d. Boundary maintenance
ANS: A
To feel safe, patients need to know what is expected of them in their role as patients. The pa-tient receiving ECT often has impaired recent memory and may become confused about the milieu and expectations. The nurse will need to reorient and reteach the patient with cogni-tive deficit. Options b, c, and d will require attention but not to the same extent as safety.
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