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The Ten Rights of Drug Administration

The document outlines the 10 rights of drug administration for nurses. The rights include administering the right drug to the right patient at the right dose via the right route at the right time and frequency, documenting properly, checking for allergies and drug interactions, allowing patients to refuse medication, evaluating for drug-drug interactions, and educating patients. Following these 10 rights helps ensure safe and effective medication administration for patients.

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The Ten Rights of Drug Administration

The document outlines the 10 rights of drug administration for nurses. The rights include administering the right drug to the right patient at the right dose via the right route at the right time and frequency, documenting properly, checking for allergies and drug interactions, allowing patients to refuse medication, evaluating for drug-drug interactions, and educating patients. Following these 10 rights helps ensure safe and effective medication administration for patients.

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THE 10 RIGHTS OF DRUG ADMINISTRATION

1. Right Drug.
Check and verify if it’s the right name and form. Beware of
look-alike and sound-alike medication names. Misreading
medication names that look similar is a common mistake.
These look-alike medication names may also sound alike and
can lead to errors associated with verbal prescriptions.

2. Right Patient.

Ask the name of the client and check his/her ID band before
giving the medication. Even if you know that patient’s name,
you still need to ask just to verify.

3. Right Dose.

Check the medication sheet and the doctor’s order before


medicating. Be aware of the difference of an adult and a
pediatric dose.

4. Right Route.

Check the order if it’s oral, IV, SQ, IM, etc...

5. Right Time and Frequency.

Check the order for when it would be given and when was the
last time it was given.

6. Right Documentation.

Make sure to right the time and any remarks on the chart
correctly.

7. Right History and Assessment.

Secure a copy of the client’s history to drug interactions and


allergies.

Source: https://nurseslabs.com/10-rs-rights-of-drug-administration/
8. Drug approach and Right to Refuse.

Give the client enough autonomy to refuse to the medication


after thoroughly explaining the effects.

9. Right Drug-Drug Interaction and Evaluation.

Review any medications previously given or the diet of the


patient that can yield a bad interaction to the drug to be
given. Check also the expiry date of the medication being
given.

10. Right Education and Information.

Provide enough knowledge to the patient of what drug he/she


would be taking and what are the expected therapeutic and
side effects.

Source: https://nurseslabs.com/10-rs-rights-of-drug-administration/

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