A nurse is preparing to administer a patient's scheduled beta-adrenergic blocker. The nurse is aware that the patient is receiving this drug for the treatment of hypertension
The nurse has addressed which of the following rights of safe medication administration? A) Right indication
B) Right diagnosis
C) Right reason
D) Right history
C
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"Right reason" is one of the universally recognized rights of safe drug administration. The other listed "rights" are not used in practice.
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