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A Client Admitted to the Inpatient Unit Is Being Considered

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A client admitted to the inpatient unit is being considered for electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) . The client is calm, but the client's daughter is hypervigilant and anxious. The daughter says to the nurse, "My mother's brain will be shocked with electricity. How can the doctor even think about doing this to her?" Which of the following responses by the nurse would be therapeutic?


A) "I think you need to speak directly to the psychiatrist."
B) "Maybe you'll feel better if you see the ECT room and speak to the staff."
C) "Your mother has decided to have this treatment. You should support her."
D) "It sounds as though you are very concerned about the procedure. Let's discuss the procedure."

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