The "Rights of Medication Administration" help to ensure accuracy when administering medications. Which of the following represent these five rights? Select all that apply
A) Medication
B) Client
C) Prescribing physician
D) Pharmacy
E) Dosage
F) Route
Ans: A, B, E, F
To prevent medication errors, always ensure that the: (1) Right medication is given to the (2) right client in the (3) right dosage through the (4) right route at the (5) right time.
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