#142: Caring for Patients Before, During and After ECT

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🗓️ 25 February 2021

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) can be a highly effective treatment for depression and bipolar disorder, though it is shrouded in suspicion as one of the most stigmatized therapies currently in use. In this podcast episode we’ll talk about ECT, why and how it is used and nursing interventions for patients undergoing this therapy. ___________________ Full Transcript - Read the article and view references FREE CLASS - If all you've heard are nursing school horror stories, then you need this class! Join me in this on-demand session where I dispel all those nursing school myths and show you that YES...you can thrive in nursing school without it taking over your life! Med Surg Solution - Are you looking for a more effective way to learn Med Surg? Enroll in Med Surg Solution and get lessons on 57 key topics and out-of-this-world study guides. Straight A Nursing App - Study on-the-go with the Straight A Nursing app! Review more than 5,000 flashcards covering a wide range of subjects including Fundamentals, Pediatrics, Med Surg, Mental Health, Maternal Newborn, and more! Available for free in the Apple App Store and Google Play Store. 💕Did you love this episode? Please take a moment to follow or subscribe to the show so you never miss an episode! ___________________ The information, including but not limited to, audio, video, text, and graphics contained on this podcast are for educational purposes only. No content on this podcast is intended to guide nursing practice and does not supersede any individual healthcare provider's scope of practice or any nursing school curriculum. Additionally, no content on this podcast is intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Straight a Nursing is a proud member of the Airwave Media Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:28.1	Streaming Now. Hi again everybody this is Nurse Mo welcome back to the straight a nursing
0:45.0	podcast this is episode 142 and today we're talking about
0:50.4	Electro convulsive Therapy.
0:54.0	Before we dive into that fascinating topic,
0:57.3	let's take a quick moment to do a listener shout
0:59.6	out to Mandy Lynn, who writes, This podcast and Nurse Mo are wonderful.
1:05.0	I start nursing school in January
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1:33.3	podcast and the planner help you with everything and all of your goals. So if
1:39.4	you're wondering what planner Mandy is talking about I will link to that in the show notes. It's available
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