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12 RIGHTS OF MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION1. RIGHT PATIENTAlways check patient’s identification braceletAsk patient to state their name and birth dateCompare medication order to identification bracelet and patient’s stated name and birthdateVerify patient’s allergi

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12 RIGHTS OF MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION


1. RIGHT PATIENT
 Always check patient’s identification bracelet
 Ask patient to state their name and birth date
 Compare medication order to identification bracelet and patient’s stated name and birth
date
 Verify patient’s allergies with chart and with patient.
2. RIGHT MEDICATION
 Perform a triple check of the medication’s label
o When retrieving the medication
o When preparing the medication
o Before administering medication to patient.
 Always check the medication label with the physician’s order
 Never administer medication prepared by another person
3. RIGHT DRUG PREPARATION
 Check the medication orders, only administer drug from a complete and legible order,
and ask when in doubt.
 Nurses must adhere exactly to the type of drug preparation indicated by the doctor
because different types of preparation could produce potent or less potent or delayed or
unwanted expelled results.

4. RIGHT DOSE
 Check label for medication concentration
 Compare prepared dose with medication order
 Triple all medication calculations
 Check all medication calculations with another nurse.
 Verify that dosage is within appropriate dose range for patient and medication
5. RIGHT TIME
 Verify schedule of medication with order
o Date
o Time
o Specified period of time
 Check last dose of medication given to patient
 Administer medication within 30 minutes of schedule
6. RIGHT ROUTE
 Verify medication route with medication order before administering.
 Medication may only de administered via route specified in order.
7. RIGHT REASON
 As a nurse you should know the rationale behind the doctor’s order for the drug.
 Aside from the reason, you should know the action, pharmacokinetics and possible side
effects of any of the drug being administered through a detailed drug study.

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