The prescriber orders 20 mg of hydrocortisone orally once each day. The nurse should administer the drug at what time?
a. 0800
b. 1200
c. 1600
d. 2100
ANS: A
To allow the adrenals to recover, the doses should be administered prior to 0900 in the morning.
These times are incorrect for oral administration of daily hydrocortisone.
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