A Client Has an Order for Hydrocortisone (Cortef)

question 23

Multiple Choice

A client has an order for hydrocortisone (Cortef) .The nurse plans to schedule the ordered doses according to which commonly accepted pattern for this drug?

• A) Half in the morning and half at night
• B) The entire dose at bedtime
• C) Two thirds of the dose in the evening and one third in the morning
• D) Two thirds of the dose in the morning and one third in the evening

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