A client, age 87, with major depression undergoes a sixth electroconvulsive therapy (ect) treatment. when assessing the client immediately after ect, the nurse expects to find:

The nurse found a transitory short and long term memory loss and confusion. Electroconvulsive therapy is a kind of a procedure that done under general anesthesia, this procedure can changes the brain chemistry by giving the patient a small electric current that will pass through the brain intentionally making a small fast seizure. That’s why there are some side effects is memory loss, some memory problem improve after the treatment ends.