If an IV therapy stopped at 10:30 PM, what is the correct military time to document its start?

The starting point for military time is based on a 24-hour clock format, where 10:30 PM is expressed as 2230. If the IV therapy was stopped at 10:30 PM, then to document its start, it is important to identify the correct military time for when the IV administration began.

In a standard 24-hour clock format, 0830 refers to 8:30 AM, which is not relevant to the time when the IV therapy could have started. Similarly, 1030 reflects 10:30 AM, which again does not make sense in the context of an event that concludes at night. The time 0030 indicates 12:30 AM (or shortly after midnight), which is possible for initiating an IV but does not align appropriately with common practice or reasonable timeframes for administration.

The correct military time for documenting the start of the IV therapy, considering it was punctually stopped at 10:30 PM, should actually be based on a late afternoon or evening hour prior to that, such as 1830 or 2030, depending on how long the therapy was administered. It also likely reflects a timeframe that matches common nursing practice for starting IV therapy in an appropriate clinical setting.

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