Six Rights of Med Admin....HELP!

[soontobelpn]

I'm getting ready for my first Pharm test, and it seems as though I saw an acronym somewhere for the "Six Rights of Safe and Accurate Medication Administration".

Do any of you know a good acronym to remember:

"The right patient must receive the right drug in the right amount by the right route at the right time, followed by the right documentation."

Thanks for your help!

[huganurse524]

I was taught the 7 rights in school. Patients right to refuse.

[PilotJim68]

Originally posted by chichesterj

when did they add the 6th right i just took a med course in august and we were taught five rights??

We have 8 at our school.

Right Patient

Right Med

Right Route

Right Time

Right Dose

Right Documentation

Right Technique

Right Approach

They just keep adding to it and adding to it dont they???

[PennyLane, RN]

We have 8 too:

*Right medication

*Right dose

*Right route

*Right time

*Right patient

*Right documentation

*Right to know

*Right to refuse

[danhess83]

Here is the true version:

Right patient

Right medication

Right dosage

Right route

Right time

Right documentation

and patient has the Right to refuse