The priority nursing focus for the period immediately after electroconvulsive therapy treatment should be on:
a. monitoring for the return of the capacity for full range of motion.
b. assessing the degree of accumulating memory impairment.
c. making positive comments while the patient is more receptive.
d. assessing the level of consciousness and normal body functions.
D
During the immediate posttreatment period, the patient is recovering from general anesthesia, hence the need to reestablish and support physiological stability. This includes monitoring the level of consciousness and bodily functions such as vital signs and elimination. Range of motion is unlikely to be affected by ECT and is not a priority. Assessing memory loss immediately after ECT is inappropriate because the patient may be confused. Patients are not more suggestible as a result of ECT.
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