What do the six "rights" of medication administration include?
a. Drug, time, dose, doctor, route, and documentation
b. Drug, time, dose, patient, route, and documentation
c. Drug, diagnosis, time, patient, route, and documentation
d. Dose, time, doctor, patient, route, and drug
ANS: B
There are six "rights" of medication administration that the nurse must always keep in mind. You must give the right drug at the right time, in the right dose, to the right patient, by the right route, and use the right documentation to record that the dose has been given.
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