A nurse is performing the three accuracy checks before administering an oral liquid medication to a patient. When will the nurse perform the second accuracy check?

Question

a. At the patient's bedside
b. Before going to the patient's room
c. When checking the medication order
d. When selecting medication from the unit-dose drawer

Answer 1

ANS: B
Before going to the patient's room, compare the patient's name and name of medication on the label of prepared drugs with MAR for the second accuracy check. Selecting the correct medication from the stock supply, unit-dose drawer, or automated dispensing system (ADS) is the first check. The third accuracy check is comparing names of medications on labels with MAR at the patient's bedside. Checking the orders is not one of the three accuracy checks but should be done if there is any confusion about an order.