NURS 108: Nursing skills Chapter 5 Math
calculations: Military time questions and
answers 2025
A patient has a medication scheduled for 1930. What time does this indicate? Include AM or PM. -
Answer 7:30 PM
As you prepare to administer a PRN dose of pain medication, you notice the previous dose was
administered at 0030. What time does this indicate? Include AM or PM - Answer 12:30 AM
You administer medication to a patient at 9 AM. How should this be documented in military time? -
Answer 0900
You administer medication to a patent at 10 PM. How should this be documented in military time? -
Answer 2200
The nurse starts IV fluids at 1730. What is the time when using the AM and PM clock? - Answer 5:30 PM
The nurse helps the patient ambulate up and down the hallway at 11:30 AM. How will the nurse chart
the ambulation time using the 24-hour clock? - Answer 1130
A patient was admitted to your unit at 0045. What time did the patient arrive to your unit when
referring to the AM and PM clock? - Answer 12:45 AM
At 18 minutes after midnight the nurse starts the 2nd unit of PRBCs (packed red blood cells) on a patient
needing a total of 3 units. What time will the nurse document that the 2nd unit of PRBCs was started
(using the 24-hour clock)? - Answer 0018
The nurse administers a sleep medication to a patient with insomnia at 10:00 PM. What time did the
nurse administer the medication using the 24-hour clock? - Answer 2200
calculations: Military time questions and
answers 2025
A patient has a medication scheduled for 1930. What time does this indicate? Include AM or PM. -
Answer 7:30 PM
As you prepare to administer a PRN dose of pain medication, you notice the previous dose was
administered at 0030. What time does this indicate? Include AM or PM - Answer 12:30 AM
You administer medication to a patient at 9 AM. How should this be documented in military time? -
Answer 0900
You administer medication to a patent at 10 PM. How should this be documented in military time? -
Answer 2200
The nurse starts IV fluids at 1730. What is the time when using the AM and PM clock? - Answer 5:30 PM
The nurse helps the patient ambulate up and down the hallway at 11:30 AM. How will the nurse chart
the ambulation time using the 24-hour clock? - Answer 1130
A patient was admitted to your unit at 0045. What time did the patient arrive to your unit when
referring to the AM and PM clock? - Answer 12:45 AM
At 18 minutes after midnight the nurse starts the 2nd unit of PRBCs (packed red blood cells) on a patient
needing a total of 3 units. What time will the nurse document that the 2nd unit of PRBCs was started
(using the 24-hour clock)? - Answer 0018
The nurse administers a sleep medication to a patient with insomnia at 10:00 PM. What time did the
nurse administer the medication using the 24-hour clock? - Answer 2200
