A 62-year-old female client with severe depression and psychotic symptoms is scheduled for electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) tomorrow morning. The client's daughter asks the nurse, “How painful will the treatment be for Mom?” The nurse should respond by saying which of the following?
1. “Your mother will be given something for pain before the treatment.”
2. “The primary health care provider will make sure your mother doesn't suffer needlessly.”
3. “Your mother will be asleep during the treatment and will not be in pain.”
4. “Your mother will be able talk to us and tell us if she's in pain.”
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