carolinaRN

According to our policy, we can go up to 20 mu. If after 20mu, the doctor wants more pitocin, we go to 30mu. A while back, a group of new residents wanted to go to 40mu, but not one nurse would do that.

For what it is worth, here's my two cents. If I could, I would destroy the formula for synthetic pitocin. I hate the crap, hate it, hate it, hate it. If you ask a doctor "Why use pit" the answer the majority of the time is to speed up labor. Since when did we start putting time limits on a NATURAL process? My favorite use for pit is the induction for history of rapid labor. Now, I am a night shift girl and often times I see these patients in the morning when they come in. When I come back on duty, guess who is still there? YEP, you guessed right, the induction for history of rapid labor. Where do doctors come up with these ideas? If a woman made it to the hospital before, often she will make it again (even if it is close!!! Which we love BTW) Heck, these women come in in false labor begging for their wonderful epidural they missed out on the first time. PUHLEEZ, give me break!!! As for a CNM, had three children with one and loved it. Wouldn't trade it for the world. Imagine, 3 kids, no pit and no darn epidural!!!! KDay, you put things so eloquently!!!!