Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is an efficient treatment method in psychiatry. It is primarily used for patients who, due to the severity of their psychiatric disorder, are in vital danger or on whom various pharmacotherapies are of limited use. During ECT low intensity electrical current is being used on patient's brain with the goal of depolarizing cell membranes of different neurones. The procedure is done under anaesthesia and neuromuscular blockade; during the procedure vital parameters are monitored. Even though ECT has been used for more than 50 years exact pathways with which it exerts it's effect on brain physiology are yet to be elucidated – which in itself adds to the general stigmatization of it. Nevertheless, ECT has remained to this day one of the most efficient treatment methods. Before the procedure is commenced the physician is obligated to inform the patient of all the side effects and complications as well as obtain a signed informed consent. A consent is also needed by the institute's ethics committee in which the procedure is being done. Due to the procedure's complexity medical nurses and technicians who take care of the patients undergoing ECT need to be well aware of all the possible nursing interventions, as well as communicate and function adequately with other medical staff members. In addition, they are required to aquire a specific set of skills and knowledge which will be further elaborated in this paper.