Nursing Students General Students
Published Mar 3, 2004
I know I should know this, but I am missing one, can someone help me. I have: "right :patient,time,drug,route and dose" what is the 6th one please?
cookie78
31 Posts
We were taught 6 also and the 6th is documentation
justjenny
274 Posts
I use:
DR. TIM (from Nursing Magazine)
Right:
D ose
R oute
.
T ime
I ndividual (patient)
M edication
I would guess that Documentation is the 6th - they keep drilling into us:
"If it wasn't documented - it didn't happen!"
Jenny
Brita01
350 Posts
We also learned documentation as the 6th.
sierra123
9 Posts
JenRN_2B
33 Posts
We were taught five rights, and I use "triple D, CRT"
Drug
Dose
Date
Client
Route
Time
gwenith, BSN, RN
3,755 Posts
We talk of only 5 as well - but this has been very interesting with some very good extras thrown in.
Marie_LPN, RN, LPN, RN
12,126 Posts
Right Patient
Right Dose
Right Route
Right time
Right medication
Right documentation
Right to refuse (we were taught 7)
Cosper123
136 Posts
we were taught documention as well.
Can My Dog Reach The Door
Right client
Right dose
Right route
I'm surprised there are so many variations on the 6th (and then some), and as it was pointed out I am glad to see the other good points.
With that having been said, I guess this thread doesn't help the OP that much then
JoniL&DRN
238 Posts
The 6th right I learned was right REASON. In other words.. you may not give tylenol ordered for a fever if the pt. has a headache. This is th 6th right my hospital teaches as well. That one is new.. there were only 5 when I started NS 1 1/2 years ago. ;o) Documentation did not pertain to the administration of the med per se (though it is an additional 7th "right" so to speak). The other 6 do.
StudentNurseAbby
316 Posts
We always say there are 7...right to information and righ to refuse are the last two. It was wicked confusing though but each book/instructor said something different. It was and still is annoying to me. lol
Diary/Dairy, RN
1,785 Posts
INteresting thread - I always like the review!
CT Pixie, BSN, RN
3,723 Posts
We were just taught the traditional 5 and then given an added one..right Documentation