The nurse is assessing a client in an outpatient clinic.The client states the last dose of Coumadin was taken at 5:00 pm .When documenting this in the medical record,which military time entry is correct?

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The FDA prefers that the time of medication administration be documented using military time.5:00 pm would be documented as 1700 hours,or 1700 h.1500 h is 3:00pm,1600 h is 4:00 pm,and 1800 h is 6:00 pm.

The Nurse Is Assessing a Client in an Outpatient Clinic