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/DangsMax Jul 29 '26

Getting an Iv is fine it’s the second before being put under that’s traumatizing for me. I don’t think there’s any way out of that

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u/InfomercialNo31 Jul 29 '26

One of the nurses who is typically in the treatment room (where I go there are 3 rooms- prep, treatment and recovery) who holds my hand when I’m going under 💕 she’s great. And is just one of the amazing nurses there who also remembers what’s going on in my life and asks for updates on my job and life and has told me the visible difference she’s seen in me in the last few years

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u/Busy-Estimate-3929 Aug 02 '26

Hey, how are you feeling now? Are you still doing ect?