The nurse is precepting a graduate nurse who is caring for a client who received an insertion of misoprostol at 8 am. The client has not had any contractions since this was inserted. At 10 am, the graduate nurse prepares to hang the oxytocin. Which should the precepting nurse do at this time?
A. Remind the graduate nurse that a contraction pattern must be established before the oxytocin may be started.
B. Inform the graduate nurse that there must be a 4-hour window between the insertion of misoprostol and the initiation of oxytocin.
C. Assist the graduate nurse in preparing the infusion.
D. Request the graduate nurse be removed from the labor and delivery unit for incompetence.
Answer: B
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