Pain and Pitocin

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  1. When increasing Pitocin drip, I consider the patients pain level as part of my reason.

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      No, pain is not one of the 5 qualities of a contraction.
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      Yes, Pain should be considered when increasing Pitocin.

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Specializes in LDRP, Wound Care, SANE, CLNC.

As labor nurses, do you consider pain as part of your reasoning for increasing Pitocin? 

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Specializes in Nurse Leader specializing in Labor & Delivery.

I answered "no" but honestly, it depends on what you mean. If a patient is in a lot of pain, and is hoping to have a labor and delivery without pain medication, then yes, I will take that into consideration and be much more conservative on the Pitocin. If a patient is in tachysystole but not finding the contractions painful, that would not be a factor in increasing pit. Tachysystole is tachysystole, regardless of how the mother is feeling the contractions.

OP, what did you mean by your question?

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