The nurse is instructing a patient about a TENS unit, how it is used, and how it works. Appropriate information for this patient would be:
1. "The stimulation of the skin seeks to localize the acute pain and will last for sev-eral minutes after the unit is applied."
2. "This unit stimulates both the skin and the underlying tissues to decrease the in-tensity of the pain."
3. "The mechanism for use of this unit is well known and can be read about."
4. "During those days when using the TENS unit, no analgesic can be given."
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The exact mechanism for the pain relief is unknown. The effects last for the period of time that the unit is applied to the client and a short time thereafter.
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Root words written without prefixes or suffixes
A) are shown with a combining form. B) use two combining vowels. C) always use "y" as the combining vowel. D) tend to have very complex meanings.
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