Question

. Before administering a medication, the nurse must verify the rights of medication administration, which include:

1)
right patient, right room, right drug, right route, right dose, and right time.
2)
right drug, right dose, right route, right time, right physician, and right documentation.
3)
right patient, right drug, right route, right time, right documentation, and right equipment.
4)
right patient, right drug, right dose, right route, right time, and right documentation.

Answer 1

The nurse must verify the rights of medication administration before administering a medication, ensuring the correct patient, drug, dose, route, time, and documentation.

Step-by-step explanation:

The nurse must verify the rights of medication administration before administering a medication. These rights include:

1. Right patient - ensuring that the medication is being given to the correct patient
2. Right drug - confirming that the medication being administered is the correct one
3. Right dose - ensuring that the correct dosage of the medication is given
4. Right route - confirming that the medication is being administered via the correct route (e.g., oral, intravenous, etc.)
5. Right time - administering the medication at the correct time
6. Right documentation - accurately documenting the medication administration

Therefore, the correct answer is option 4: right patient, right drug, right dose, right route, right time, and right documentation.