A Patient Who Has Received Three ECT (Electroconvulsive Therapy) Treatments

A patient who has received three ECT (electroconvulsive therapy) treatments with no ill effects displays confusion and memory loss after the fourth treatment.Which nursing intervention would be most therapeutic based on a nurse's knowledge of ECT effects?

A) Administer a benzodiazepine by IM injection immediately.
B) Call the health care provider and report this sudden alteration immediately.
C) Inform the family that the short-term memory loss may be permanent.
D) Orient the patient periodically, emphasizing that the memory loss is temporary.

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