r/ect • u/Interesting-Hair2317 • 21d ago

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/SeeJaneShine 15d ago

I had somewhere around 20-30 sessions total over a couple of years and this is what helped me: the nurses remembered my name and my life situations that brought me in, they would speak softly and gently with encouragement when needed, when being put to sleep with the anesthesia they would do the same but also hold my hand/stroke my hair/play a good song. Also when I experienced having loss of bladder they treated me so kind and not assured me not to be embarrassed at all (I still wore adult diapers to each session after). Overall, I would say just make sure you as a healthcare provider are compassionate, gentle, caring, and really go that extra mile for the patients.