Electroconvulsive Therapy exam with perfect answers 2024
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Electroconvulsive Therapy
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Electroconvulsive Therapy
What is electroconvulsive therapy? correct answers The induction of a grand mal (generalized) seizure through the application of electrical current to the brain.
Which diseases is electroconvulsive therapy helpful for? correct answers major depression
mania
schizophrenia
OCD
personality di...
Electroconvulsive Therapy
What is electroconvulsive therapy? correct answers The induction of a grand mal
(generalized) seizure through the application of electrical current to the brain.
Which diseases is electroconvulsive therapy helpful for? correct answers major
depression
mania
schizophrenia
OCD
personality disorders
What are the contraindications for electroconvulsive therapy? correct answers
increased intracranial pressure (from brain tumor, recent cardiovascular accident, or
other cerebrovascular lesion
What is the mechanism of action for electroconvulsive therapy? correct answers
electric stimulation results in significant increases in the circulating levels of several
neurotransmitters These neurotransmitters include serotonin, norepinephrine, and
dopamine, the same biogenic amines that are affected by antidepressant drugs.
may also result in increases in glutamate and gamma-aminobutyric acid.
therapeutic response from ECT may be related to the modulation of white matter
microstructure in pathways connecting frontal and limbic areas, which are altered in
major depression
What are the side effects of electroconvulsive therapy? correct answers anterograde
and retrograde amnesia that is most dense around the time of treatment. The
anterograde component usually clears quickly, but the retrograde amnesia can extend
back to months before treatment
What are nursing interventions 1 hour before electroconvulsive therapy ? correct
answers take vital signs and record them.
Have the client void and remove dentures, eyeglasses or contact lenses, jewelry, and
hairpins.
Following institutional requirements, the client should change into hospital gown or, if
permitted, into own loose clothing or pajamas.
At this point it is best for the client to remain in bed. Side rails may be raised unless
prohibited by institutional policy or assessed as unsafe for the individual client.
What should the nurse do approximately 30 minutes before electroconvulsive therapy?
correct answers administer the pretreatment medication as pre-scribed by the
physician. The usual order is for atropine sulfate or glycopyrrolate (Robinul) given
intramuscularly. Either of these medications maybe ordered to decrease secretions (to
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