Question

Matching or multiple choice (1 point each)

1. Match the following scenarios to the rights they uphold:
   ____Right medication

____Right amount

____Right time

____Right route

____Right patient

____Right documentation

____Right to refuse

____Right room

1. Not one of the seven rights
2. Checking the patient’s identification band and asking the client to state his name
3. Consistently giving a daily “ac” medication before the client eats breakfast
4. Carefully compare the dosage ordered with the dose on hand (the unit-dose packet)
5. Holding a medication if a patient is nauseated and doesn’t want to take it
6. Calling to question giving medication orally when the client has trouble swallowing
7. Comparing the drug ordered with the label on the package, bottle, or unit-dose pack
8. Recording the time and dose of an IM pain medication with the route, and location

2. To properly identify a patient before giving medications the nurse should
   
   1. Ask the patient if the medications in the cup look familiar
   2. Ask the patient to tell you their name and date of birth, & validate this by checking their name band
   3. Ask the patient to show you their driver’s license
   4. As a visitor to validate the patient’s identity
      

Answer 1

Many a times hospitalized patients are harmed due to medication errors which includes error in preparation of medication, dosage errors and route of administration errors. Sometimes carelessness of the nurse can cause serious damage to the patient.

The medication process includes five phase process of prescribing, verifying, preparing/dispensing, administering, and monitoring. Any error in of the following steps can cause serious problems.

To ensure proper safety of patient and effective quality of care, nurses practice 7 rights of medication administration which include right patient, right drug, right dose, right time, right reason, right route and right documentation.

a. Not one of the seven rights : right room

b. Checking the patient’s identification band and asking the client to state his name : right patient

c.Consistently giving a daily “ac” medication before the client eats breakfast : right time

d. Carefully compare the dosage ordered with the dose on hand (the unit-dose packet) : right amount

e. Holding a medication if a patient is nauseated and doesn’t want to take it : right to refuse

f. Calling to question giving medication orally when the client has trouble swallowing : right route

g. Comparing the drug ordered with the label on the package, bottle, or unit-dose pack : right amount

h. Recording the time and dose of an IM pain medication with the route, and location : right documentation  

To properly identify a patient before giving medications the nurse should (b) ask the patient to tell you their name and date of birth, and validate this by checking their name band.