Reduction of Risk PotentialQuestion 473 of 2368
A client is receiving gentamicin. When should the nurse obtain the blood sample for the trough level?
- Immediately after the previous dose finishes infusing
- Thirty minutes after the next dose is given
- Just before the next dose is given
- At the same time as the peak level
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Correct answer: Just before the next dose is given
Peak levels are drawn after administration. Trough levels are drawn just before the next dose.
Source: Nursing Pharmacology, 2nd edition (Open RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College, 2023), Antimicrobials: AMINOGLYCOSIDES. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Practice the topic "Reduction of Risk Potential"Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026