Question

The nurse is working the evening shift at a hospital that uses military time for documentation. The nurse administered morphine 2 mg intravenously (IV) for pain at 3:45 PM, changed the dressing over the patient's abdominal incision at 5:34 PM, and administered Ancef 1 g IV at 8:00 PM. Using correct military time, which of the following is the correct label of documentation for each task with the time that it was completed?

A. 15 45, 17 34, 20 00
B. 3 45, 17 34, 20 00
C. 15 45, 5 34, 8 00
D. 3 45, 5 34, 8 00

Answer 1

The correct label of documentation for each task with the time that it was completed is 15 45, 5 34, 8 00. Therefore, option c is correct.

Step-by-step explanation:

The correct label of documentation for each task with the time that it was completed is option C: 15 45, 5 34, 8 00.

Military time is a 24-hour clock format, where the hours are represented from 00 to 23. The minutes are represented from 00 to 59.

When converting the given times to military time, 3:45 PM becomes 15:45, 5:34 PM becomes 17:34, and 8:00 PM becomes 20:00.