The nurse needs to schedule a peak and trough drug level with the fourth dose of vancomycin (Vancocin).If the dose is administered at 08:00 and is infused over a 90-minute period,the nurse should arrange with the laboratory for trough and then peak levels at which of the following times?

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The trough level should be drawn just before the next dose, so for a dose given at 08:00, a 07:30 draw time is appropriate. The peak level, after a 90-minute infusion ending at 09:30, should be drawn about 1 hour later to allow the drug to distribute, making 10:00 the correct time for the peak level.

The Nurse Needs to Schedule a Peak and Trough Drug