The Nurse in Labor and Delivery Is Preparing to Initiate

The nurse in labor and delivery is preparing to initiate labor induction with the administration of oxytocin. After research about oxytocin, the nurse is aware of which fact about the drug?

A) Hypothalamus stimulation increases circulating oxytocin.
B) Synthetic oxytocin is identical to endogenous oxytocin.
C) The half-life of oxytocin is 1 hour, supporting close monitoring.
D) Action from IV oxytocin administration is less than 1 minute.