Which combination lists all five rights of medication administration correctly?

Which combination lists all five rights of medication administration correctly?

• A. Right patient, right drug, right time, right dose, right route
• B. Right patient, right drug, right time, right route, right dose
• C. Right nurse, right patient, right time, right dose, right route
• D. Right department, right nurse, right patient, right drug, right time

Answer: (A)

The main idea being tested is ensuring every dose given is the right dose of the right medication to the right patient, at the right time, and by the right route. The correct choice lists all five checks exactly: right patient, right drug, right time, right dose, and right route. Verifying the patient’s identity confirms you’re not giving meds to the wrong person. Verifying the drug ensures you’re administering the intended medication. Checking the dose prevents under- or overdosing. Confirming the route guarantees the medicine is given the way it was prescribed (oral, IV, IM, etc.). Verifying the timing ensures the dose is given per the prescribed schedule, maintaining therapeutic levels and safety. Choices that include elements like a particular nurse or department aren’t standard checks for medication safety; they introduce extraneous factors that don’t guarantee the correct drug or dose for the correct patient, and they omit one of the essential checks. So they don’t fulfill the required safeguards.

The main idea being tested is ensuring every dose given is the right dose of the right medication to the right patient, at the right time, and by the right route. The correct choice lists all five checks exactly: right patient, right drug, right time, right dose, and right route. Verifying the patient’s identity confirms you’re not giving meds to the wrong person. Verifying the drug ensures you’re administering the intended medication. Checking the dose prevents under- or overdosing. Confirming the route guarantees the medicine is given the way it was prescribed (oral, IV, IM, etc.). Verifying the timing ensures the dose is given per the prescribed schedule, maintaining therapeutic levels and safety.

Choices that include elements like a particular nurse or department aren’t standard checks for medication safety; they introduce extraneous factors that don’t guarantee the correct drug or dose for the correct patient, and they omit one of the essential checks. So they don’t fulfill the required safeguards.