Electroconvulsive therapy - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

2023 NGN ATI MENTAL HEALTH PROCTORED RETAKE EXAM ATI MENTAL HEALTH B / ATI proctored mental health retake 2019 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS REAL EXAM 2023 WITH NGN MIXED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS REAL EXAM 1. A nurse is caring for a school-aged child who has conduct disorder and is being physically aggressive toward other children in the unit. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first? a. Place the child in seclusion b. Use therapeutic hold technique c. Apply wrist restraints...

What is electroconvulsive therapy? correct answers a biomedical therapy for severely depressed patients in which a brief electric current is sent through the brain of an anesthetized patient, intentionally triggering a brief seizure When was it introduced as a treatment modality? And by whom? correct answers 1938 by Cerletti & Bini What are the basis for ECT? correct answers Postulated antagonism between schizophrenia and convulsion such that one will exclude the other i.e are mutually ...

ATI RN Mental Health (120 Questions) All 100% Answered Correctly A nurse is caring for a client who is undergoing electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and will receive succinylcholine. The client asks the nurse about this medication. Which of the following responses should the nurse make? {{Answer:- "Succinylcholine is given to reduce muscle movements during therapy." - Succinylcholine is a muscle-paralyzing agent that will decrease muscle movement during the procedure so the client is less like...

Hondros NUR 180 FINAL EXAM Questions and Answers 2024/2025 (100% Correct) You have a patient running down the hallway shouting "I'm going to explode!" What would you do? - CORRECT ANSWER Stop them, tell them to take a deep breath. Which assessment finding would you report to the PCP of a patient that has anorexia nervosa? - CORRECT ANSWER Potassium level of 3.2 How do you respond to a patient that frequently manipulates other patients and staff? - CORRECT ANSWER "Tell me what prompte...

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1. A nurse is preparing a client for electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). Which state is induced during ECT? A) Unconsciousness B) Grand mal seizure C) Catatonia D) Petit mal seizure correct answers B 2. A client is admitted to a psychiatric unit following a suicide attempt and is scheduled for electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). Which documentation accurately describes the suicide assessment of a client undergoing ECT? A) Suicide assessment continues to remain vigilant during the course of EC...

The stimulus is applied through electrodes that are placed either bilaterally in the frontotemporal region or unilaterally on the same side as the dominant hand correct answers Dose of stimulation is based on the client's seizure threshold correct answers The duration of the seizure should be at least 15-25 seconds correct answers Most clients require an average of 6-12 treatments; usually administered every other day, 3 times per week correct answers Major depression: ECT i...

Electroconvulsive therapy correct answers - the induction of gran map (generalized) seizure through the application of electrical current to the brain Billateral placement correct answers - greater efficacy Lateral placement correct answers - less confusion and acute amnesia - but has to use higher stimulus dose or greater number of treatments Indications for Electroconvulsion therapy correct answers - Major depression - Mania -Schizophrenia - Neuroses - OCD -Personality diso...

2023 ATI RN COMPREHENSIVE PREDICTOR RETAKE 2 EXAM 1. A nurse is assessing a client who has received an antibiotic. The nurse should identify which of the following findings as an indication of a possible allergic reaction to the medication? A. Bradycardia B. Headache C. Joint pain D. Hypotension 2. A nurse on a mental health unit is caring for a client who has schizophrenia and is experiencing auditory hallucinations tel...

2023 ATI MENTAL HEALTH FORM A & FORM B WITH NGN PROCTORED EXAM (140 Q & A)/ MENTAL HEALTH ATI PROCTORED EXAM FORM A & B GRADED A 1. A nurse is caring for a school-aged child who has conduct disorder and is being physically aggressive toward other children in the unit. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first? a. Place the child in seclusion b. Use therapeutic hold technique c. Apply wrist restraints d. Administer risperidone 2. A nurse is caring for a client who has a...