Is it 5 or 7?

Expiration date can be considered a right. I learned it as P-DART-E.

Patient

Drug

Amount of drug

Route

Time

and

Expiration.

I don't know of a seventh one, but if I can take a wild guess, I'd say Patients' birthdate? It helps ensure that the patient is who they say they are.

I'm going to keep a lookout on this thread, because I'm really curious about the extra rights. :)

that sounds reasonable to me

Expiration date can be considered a right. I learned it as P-DART-E.

Patient

Drug

Amount of drug

Route

Time

and

Expiration.

I don't know of a seventh one, but if I can take a wild guess, I'd say Patients' birthdate? It helps ensure that the patient is who they say they are.

I'm going to keep a lookout on this thread, because I'm really curious about the extra rights. :)

I didn't learn it w/ expiration date. I originally learned the first 5 but the school here are teaching 6 rights, the first five, and then the right documentation as the 6th.

It wouldn't be birthdate - that is only 1 pt identifier that you can use.

~faith,

Timothy.

Right Documentation was out 6th one also. We did not have expiration date.

Right Reason

That's what I was taught, and it has served me well.

Right to refuse

Patient

Drug

Dose

Route

Time

Rationale for medication

Documentation

Right Reason

That's what I was taught, and it has served me well.

That sounds good.

I knew a nurse once that meant to give ativan to a young man for nausea (No, I wrote that right) but accidentally gave atropine instead.

Now, how many med errors is that?

~faith,

Timothy.

Right Documentation was out 6th one also. We did not have expiration date.

Ditto for my hospital. Documentation is our 6th as well.

I recall "right to refuse" being in there too.

Just to refresh everyone's mind:

Right patient

Right medication

Right dosage

Right route

Right time/date

and Right to know

and Right to refuse!

There you go all seven. hope that helps!

hi everyone,

here in australia we are now taught the

8 r's of safe administration of medications

they are

right time

right patient

right medicine

right dose

right route

right documentation

right effect

right education

:thankya: :thankya: robyn