A client with an inflamed sciatic nerve is to have a conventional transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) device applied to the painful nerve pathway. When operating the TENS unit, which nursing action is appropriate?
a) maintain the settings programmed by the health care provider
b) turn the machine on several times a day for ten to twenty minutes
c) adjust the dial on the unit until the client states the pain is releived
d) apply the color-coded electrodes on the client where they are most comfortable
Answer: c) adjust the dial on the unit until the client states the pain is releived
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