A nurse is administering a medication to a client. The nurse ...

[awywial]

A nurse is administering a medication to a client. The nurse tells the client the rationale for the medication. This nurse is observing which client right?
 
  a. The right to informed consent
  b. The right to permission
  c. The right to ethics
  d. The right to autonomy

Question 2

What is the importance of the nurse practicing the 5-plus-5 rights of drug administration?
 
  a. They ensure correct mixing of the drug.
  b. They ensure safe drug administration.
  c. They ensure time-saving administration.
  d. They ensure adequate knowledge about the drug.

[shewald78]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
To observe a client's right to informed consent, the nurse must give the client the knowledge necessary to make an appropriate decision.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
The 5-plus-5 rights ensure that the nurse has considered all of the details of safe medication administration.

[awywial]

Great answer, keep it coming

[tranoy]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it