The five rights of delegation include:
a. right task, right circumstance, right person, right direction, and right supervision
b. right medication, right route, right time, right patient, and right dose
c. right task, right route, right patient, right direction, and right medication
d. right role, right job, right task, right need, and right dose
ANS: A
Delegation principles focus on the appropriate intervention (task) being performed under the correct circumstances, by the correct personnel, and with the correct direction and supervision. The right medication and dosage, by the correct route, to the right patient, at the right time, and documenting correctly are the six rights of medication administration. Options C and D are combinations of the five rights of delegation and the six rights of medication administration.
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