What milieu factor would need most attention from the nurse who is caring for a client who has received six ECT treatments and has two more scheduled?
1. Boundary maintenance
2. Trust attainment
3. Safety
4. Therapeutic activities
ANS: 3
To feel safe, clients need to know what is expected of them in their role as clients. The client re-ceiving ECT often has impaired recent memory and may become confused about the milieu and expectations. The nurse will need to reorient and reteach the client with cognitive deficit. Op-tions 1, 2, and 4 will require attention but not to the same extent as safety.
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