Ensuring the Six Rights of Medication Administration Questions and Answers | Latest Version | 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified

Ensuring the Six Rights of Medication Administration Questions and Answers | Latest Version | 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified Right patient means verifying which piece of information before giving medication? A) Room number B) Full name and date of birth C) Clothing description D) Insurance provider Right medication requires the medical assistant to check what? A) The patient’s preferred color of pill B) The doctor’s handwriting C) The medication name on the MAR matches the label D) The patient’s mood Which action ensures the right dose? A) Estimating based on patient size 2 B) Comparing the ordered dose with the label dose C) Asking the patient what they normally take D) Doubling the dose for effectiveness What is necessary to ensure the right route? A) Choosing the easiest method B) Confirming the provider’s order for oral, IM, or IV C) Asking the family to choose D) Checking what the nurse did yesterday What ensures the right time? A) Giving all medications in the morning B) Administering medication exactly as scheduled C) Following patient preference D) Giving meds only when convenient Which step prevents giving medication to the wrong person? A) Handing meds to whoever responds first 3 B) Using two patient identifiers C) Asking coworkers D) Guessing based on appearance To confirm the right documentation, the medication should be recorded when? A) At the end of the shift B) Immediately after giving the medication C) Before giving the medication D) Only if patient asks Right medication also includes checking what three times? A) Dose, route, and color B) Medication label during removal, preparation, and administration C) Schedule, container shape, and price D) Doctor name, pharmacy name, and barcode Right dose helps prevent what? A) Late administration 4 B) Overdose or underdose C) Wrong room entry D) Poor handwriting Right route prevents which type of error? A) Wrong time B) Giving medication by the incorrect method C) Incomplete charting D) Mispronouncing medication names What is part of the right patient check? A) Asking patient to spell the medication name B) Comparing wristband with MAR C) Asking patient about insurance D) Asking patient their favorite nurse A medication ordered "PRN" must be given under which condition? A) Whenever staff decide 5 B) Only when the patient requires it and meets criteria C) Automatically every hour D) At the end of shift What does the right documentation include? A) Writing in pencil B) Recording dose, route, time, and patient response C) Using abbreviations freely D) Skipping if medication is routine Which of the following helps ensure the right time? A) Rounding times to the nearest hour B) Giving meds every time the patient asks C) Checking the MAR for scheduled times D) Following coworker routines The right medication requires verifying what type of order? A) Verbal order only