Charting MVU's

[VagabondRN]

Does anyone know the ACOG or AWHONN standards for how frequently you should figure and chart MVU's? Or is there even a standard? I am a travel nurse, and the facility I am at now places IUPC's in every patient. We are expected to chart MVU's every 15 minutes. Does anyone else think that is unnecessary? I have always figured and charted mvu's hourly, with fht and contraction pattern every 15 minutes in active labor, while eyeballing the strip the rest of the time to look for problems. This is a very small hospital with antiquated charting procedures, most of which I can deal with, but this MVU thing is driving me crazy!!

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[LaborRN]

My facility doesn't chart MVU's at all we just do the intensity and resting tone and try to get the contractions 2-3 mins apart. We do place IUPC's if pt is has a high BMI and it is difficult to pick them up externally.. also if they have been on Pitocin and their cervix hasn't changed (we will get a more accurate picture of true contraction strength)