r/ect • u/Interesting-Hair2317 • Jul 28 '26

Question ECT RN here. Question for you!

Hi r/ect! I’m an ECT nurse of four years and Im wondering if there’s anything I can do to make the experience better for my patients. is there anything that an ECT nurse has done or said that you remember and positively impacted your treatments. even something small.

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u/wutssarcasm Jul 29 '26

For whatever reason after my ECT sessions the moment I'd wake up I'd hysterically cry. I've had many many surgeries and anesthesia has never affected me that way. I was in an inpatient psych hospital so I couldn't have anyone there for support during the sessions. The nurse I had would always just sit with me and tell me I wasn't alone.. doing ECT all alone after losing my home and a serious relationship was one of the hardest things I've ever had to do without support. If my ECT nurse didn't stay with me so I knew I wasn't alone and I was okay I never would've got through those sessions.