What are the Five Medication Rights?

What are the Five Medication Rights?

• A. Right dosage, right route, right time, and right patient
• B. Right medication, right dosage, right route, right time, and right patient
• C. Right medication, right dose, right route
• D. Right medication, right route, and right patient

Answer: (B)

The main idea is patient safety in medication administration: you must verify five elements before giving any drug. You confirm the patient’s identity, the medication itself, the dose, the route, and the timing. The best choice lists all five: right medication, right dosage, right route, right time, and right patient. The other options miss at least one element—for example, one option excludes the medication, another omits the dose, and another leaves out the timing. In practice, you compare the order with the patient’s identifiers and the medication label to ensure all five rights are met.

The main idea is patient safety in medication administration: you must verify five elements before giving any drug. You confirm the patient’s identity, the medication itself, the dose, the route, and the timing. The best choice lists all five: right medication, right dosage, right route, right time, and right patient. The other options miss at least one element—for example, one option excludes the medication, another omits the dose, and another leaves out the timing. In practice, you compare the order with the patient’s identifiers and the medication label to ensure all five rights are met.