littleds

I work in a surgery center, recently the pre-op nurses were told that we must place nerve monitoring electrodes on patients prior to their spine surgery. Supposedly the electrodes help the surgeon identify when he/she is too close to a nerve so that they do not damage it during the surgery. Myself and several other nurses do not feel comfortable placing the electrodes on the patients. Are there any other nurses out there doing this? If not would you feel comfortable placing nerve monitoring electrodes on patients prior to a spinal surgery?