A client with major depressive disorder is scheduled for electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). Which point will the nurse teach the client?
a. "ECT treatments take about 1 hour."
b. "You will most likely receive between 6 and 12 treatments over several weeks."
c. "ECT often is used as one of the first treatments for major depression."
d. "ECT treatments help your depression by decreasing levels of the neurotransmitter norepinephrine."
B
This is the normal duration for ECT treatments. ECT treatments usually take only about 15 minutes, so it is incorrect to tell the client that they will last 1 hour. ECT is an invasive treatment that is usually a last resort rather than one of the first selected treatments. ECT raises levels of norepinephrine rather than lowering them.
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