Before administering a medication, the nurse must verify the six rights of medication administration, which include:
a. Right patient, right room, right drug, right route, right dose, and right time
b. Right drug, right dose, right route, right time, right physician, and right documentation
c. Right patient, right drug, right route, right time, right documentation, and right equipment
d. Right patient, right drug, right dose, right route, right time, and right documentation
Question 2
Which documentation entry related to prn medication administration is complete?
a. 6/5/14 0900 morphine 4 mg IV given in right antecubetal fossa for pain rated 8 on a 110 scale, J. Williams RN
b. 0600 famotidine 20 mg IV given in right hand, S. Abraham RN
c. 9/2/14 0900 levothyroxine 50 mcg PO given
d. 1/16/14 furosemide 40 mg PO given, J. Smith RN
The nurse is using Standard Precautions to draw blood.
NCC MERP Index for Categorizing Medication Errors
Medical assistant administering an injection.
Rotation sites for administering insulin.
The nurse begins the general survey