6 Rights of Medication Administration
DOB: 12/12/2012
What is the right patient?
The name of your textbook about medictions?
What is Mosby's Texbook for Medication Assistants
Another way to say medication administered orally?
What is by mouth?
These are performed for every patient, every time prior to medication administration
What are the 6 rights?
The muscle used for a shoulder injection
What is the deltoid?
Intramuscular
What is the Right Route?
Vaccine Information Sheets can be found here:
What is the CDC website?
This route is generally in a lotion, cream or patch form
What is topical?
T/F: You should catch up on your weekend plans while preparing medications
What is false?
The number of patellas a human has
What is 2?
Medication Administration Record
What is the Right Documentation?
This information sheet is generally found in the medication box:
What is the package insert?
This is the route for medications given via a nebulizer treatement
What is inhalation?
Failing to do this right after administration can lead to medication errors, duplicate dosing, or legal issues.
What is documenting medications at the time they are administered?
A sphygmomanometer measures
What is blood pressure?
A patient receives B12 injections every 3 months
What is the Right Time?
The St. Luke's Medication Resource Site
What is Lexicomp?
Subcutaneous, intradermal and intramuscular are types of:
What are injections?
Safety tool used for any weight‑dosed pediatric medication being administered.
What is Dual verification
A Nephrologist specializes in treating this body part
What is the kidney?
Name 2 Rights identified here:
Tylenol 500mg
What is the Right Medication and Right Dose?
This professional is a key resource when questions arise about medications
Who is a pharmacist?
Suppositories can be administered via these 2 routes
What are Vaginal and Rectal?
A tool used to ensure the right communication/message has been shared, heard and responded to.
What is 3 way repeat back
The medical ABCs are:
What are airway, breathing and circulation?