In the hospital, the drug dosing schedules run on military time.
My nurse preceptor has her cell phone set to military time. If you can, I recommend you do this as well.
See the 24 hour clock below and that's pretty much how things go.
24-hour clock | 12-hour clock |
---|---|
00:00 | 12:00 a.m.* midnight (start of day) |
01:00 | 1:00 a.m. |
02:00 | 2:00 a.m. |
03:00 | 3:00 a.m. |
04:00 | 4:00 a.m. |
05:00 | 5:00 a.m. |
06:00 | 6:00 a.m. |
07:00 | 7:00 a.m. |
08:00 | 8:00 a.m. |
09:00 | 9:00 a.m. |
10:00 | 10:00 a.m. |
11:00 | 11:00 a.m. |
12:00 | 12:00 p.m.* noon |
13:00 | 1:00 p.m. |
14:00 | 2:00 p.m. |
15:00 | 3:00 p.m. |
16:00 | 4:00 p.m. |
17:00 | 5:00 p.m. |
18:00 | 6:00 p.m. |
19:00 | 7:00 p.m. |
20:00 | 8:00 p.m. |
21:00 | 9:00 p.m. |
22:00 | 10:00 p.m. |
23:00 | 11:00 p.m. |
24:00 | (midnight)* (end of day) |
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