Safety
Always do this with a patient’s wristband before giving meds.
What is check the patient ID?
Position the patient this way before giving oral meds.
What is sitting upright (Fowler’s position)?
You must never do this with medication that you did not pull or draw up.
What is administer.
This "right" ensures the drug matches the one prescribed.
What is the right medication?
Confirm this by checking the name and date of birth on the wristband.
What is patient identity?
Before administering IV meds, always check this site
What is the IV insertion site for patency and signs of infiltration?
Confirm this prior to administering medication to avoid possible reaction.
What is patient allergies.
This right prevents giving meds to the wrong person.
What is the right patient?
You must always check for this type of reaction before giving any new medication.
What is an allergy?
This technique is used to prevent leakage into subQ tissue after IM injection.
What is the Z-track method?
Patients should be told about possible ____ before starting a new med.
What is patient education.
This right ensures dosing is neither too much nor too little.
What is the right dose?
You must verify this, typically using the MAR and physician’s orders.
What is the medication order?
This type of oral med should never be crushed or chewed.
What is an enteric-coated or extended-release tablet?
This should be done once medication has been administered?
What is assessing for therapeutic effect.
This ensures meds are not given too early or too late.
What is the right time?
This is how many times you should check the medication label before administration.
What is three times?
This is the skill used to calculate medication infusion rate
What is IV rate calculation (mL/hr or gtt/min)?
This should be done prior to administering any oral medication?
What is assess patients diet or intake restrictions.
This involves confirming oral, IV, IM, etc.
What is the right route?