Category: Everyday Science | Last updated: 2026-09-18

A nurse administering medications uses the six rights of medication administration which include:

A) Right color and shape
B) Right patient, drug, dose, route, time, and documentation
C) Right family and insurance
D) Right shift and nurse

Explanation

Six Rights: patient (two identifiers), drug (check 3 times), dose (calculate correctly), route (verify order), time (within 30 min), documentation (record immediately after). Some add: right reason, right response, right to refuse.

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