A physician ordered a medication to be given four times a day. The dosage administration schedule was 10:00 am, 2:00 pm, 6:00 pm, and 10:00 pm. The nurse recorded the drug's administration, in military time, on the medication administration record (MAR). Select the correct sequence of drug administration using military time.
A) 1000, 1200, 1500, 2000
B) 1000, 1300, 1600, 2100
C) 1000, 1500, 1900, 2300
D) 1000, 1400, 1800, 2200

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When using military time (24-hour clock) rather than the 12-hour clock used commonly in the United States, the day begins at midnight (0000) and ends the following midnight (2400). For example, 12:30 am is written as 0030, 2:00 am (0200), 8:00 am (0800), 3:00 pm (1500), and 7:00 pm (1900). Therefore, the correct answer is 1000 (10:00 am), 1400 (2:00 pm), 1800 (6:00 pm), and 2200 (10:00 pm).

A Physician Ordered a Medication to Be Given Four Times