cytotec, do you plaor do the docs do it?

[mark_LD_RN]

we are having a little debate at one of the hospitals i work at , the nurses are refusing to place it lady partslly they insist it is not in our scope of practice. i say it is and am the only one doing it. We have a consent form we use and a nursing policy written for us to place it.

let me here how you all do it.

[L&D.RN]

We've been using Cytotec orally and it works well! We only use it lady partslly for IUFD's, but we place it instead of the docs. Our senior RN's refused to give Cytotec orally until a policy & procedure was in place...turned into a big spat, and the doc came and placed it herself...we now have a P&P in place.

[obtnt]

we only use it for iufd due to the above. the doc's place it, and we're happy with that. too much liability and like above, a few doc's who LOVE to pass the blame when anything goes wrong. we don't place iupc's either and only experienced r n's place ise's.

[NurseyNursey]

Although I have only been at this hospital since May, I have not seen it used in any manner. Thank goodness.

We did use it at my former hospital, but I haven't worked there since January 2000.

I like the oral route much better. We only did it lady partslly and the docs always placed it. We never had a bad outcome so I am sure that one was just around the corner!