WVU MENTAL HEALTH ECT TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
a common adverse side effect of ECT is - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅memory loss
the nurse is preparing to take a client to the ECT treatment suite. The nurse must ensure that which of
the following pretreatment processes has been completed? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the client is NPO
pregnancy is not a CI for ECT, although it may incr the associated risks of ECT (T/F) - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅true
What medication is routinely given before ECT to cause skeletal muscle relaxation? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Succinylcholine chloride (anectine)
Pretesting for ECT may include the following diagnostic tests - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Thyroid and liver
function studies, urinalysis, toxicology screen, CBC with differential (all of the above)
The following medications may need to be stopped or decreased in dosage to reduce the risk of
complications during ECT: anticonvulsants, lithium, theophylline, and benzodiazepines (T/F) - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅true
Before an ECT scheduled at 8am, the nurse should be sure that the patient has done all of the following
except - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅taken all morning meds
Which statement about receiving ECT as a modern procedure is true? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Brain
tumor is one of a few CI for ECT
The family of patient who is to receive ECT asks a nurse what to expect when they visit the patient after
treatment. The nurse would most accurately tell them what? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅There will be
temporary and expected loss of memory for recent events
ECT can be used as a protective measure if the patient has severe incapacitation, thoughts of suicide
with a strong plan, self-starvation, or severe adverse reactions to multiple psychotropic agents -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅True
a common adverse side effect of ECT is - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅memory loss
the nurse is preparing to take a client to the ECT treatment suite. The nurse must ensure that which of
the following pretreatment processes has been completed? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the client is NPO
pregnancy is not a CI for ECT, although it may incr the associated risks of ECT (T/F) - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅true
What medication is routinely given before ECT to cause skeletal muscle relaxation? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Succinylcholine chloride (anectine)
Pretesting for ECT may include the following diagnostic tests - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Thyroid and liver
function studies, urinalysis, toxicology screen, CBC with differential (all of the above)
The following medications may need to be stopped or decreased in dosage to reduce the risk of
complications during ECT: anticonvulsants, lithium, theophylline, and benzodiazepines (T/F) - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅true
Before an ECT scheduled at 8am, the nurse should be sure that the patient has done all of the following
except - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅taken all morning meds
Which statement about receiving ECT as a modern procedure is true? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Brain
tumor is one of a few CI for ECT
The family of patient who is to receive ECT asks a nurse what to expect when they visit the patient after
treatment. The nurse would most accurately tell them what? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅There will be
temporary and expected loss of memory for recent events
ECT can be used as a protective measure if the patient has severe incapacitation, thoughts of suicide
with a strong plan, self-starvation, or severe adverse reactions to multiple psychotropic agents -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅True
