Let me pick your brains

[Lily putt]

I need to ask L&D nurses out there to please tell me your facilities' protocol on how to deliver Pitocin & Magnesium Sulfate concurrently. Which medicine to which port, etc.

Thanks.

[klone, MSN, RN]

Pit always always goes into the lowest port. When we do it with MgSO4, we use two different IV sites.

[NurseNora, BSN, RN]

Pit in the lowest port. We don't use Y tubing, so the Mag goes in the next one up.

[Lily putt]

Thank you. I'm also used to the Pitocin being plugged into the lowest port & the Mag into the next one up. The only time we use two sites is for Insulin drips. Thanks again.