A patient recovering from electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) for severe depression is confused and wants to know what has been done. Which action by the nurse is best?
A) Administer a sedative to help calm the patient.
B) Call the physician and report the patient's response.
C) Explain that the patient is in the hospital and has just had ECT.
D) Encourage the patient to sleep until the preprocedure medication is worn off.
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