Question

a nurse is preparing to administer a scheduled antibiotic at 0800 to a client and discovers the antibiotic is not present in the client drawer. the nurse should identify that administration of the medication can occur at which of the following time periods without incident report? 1000 0900 0830 1200

Explanation:

In nursing practice, medications are typically considered to be within an acceptable time - frame for administration if given 30 minutes before or 30 minutes after the scheduled time without the need for an incident report. The scheduled time is 0800, so the acceptable range is from 0730 - 0830.

Answer:

C. 0830