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When I went to school eons ago it was the 5 rights, 6 rights is relatively a recent thing. Back then we were taught to use the term "client" instead of patient and this was reinforced in my subsequent home health jobs. When I worked in long term care, we were taught to call the patients, "residents" because the nursing home is their home.
At our school it is 6 rights, the last being right documentation. Our text states 10 rights. The instructor wants us to be aware of all of the rights but only said we needed to know the 6. We were actually tested on it today. I got them all RIGHT!!!
As for client and patient. As a medical assistant it has ALWAYS been patient. As a nursing student, I actually say both. I use patient more often. The teacher hasn't corrected me and I have used both words in front of her. So it must not be that crucial to call them patients vs. clients. At least not in our school.
Heh, we have "10 rights". Not kidding. Big school. Here they are:1. Right Patient
2. Right Drug
3. Right Dose
4. Right Route
5. Right Time
6. Right Documentation
7. Patient right to refuse
8. Right Assessment
9. Right Patient Education
10. Right Evaluation
We only use the 6 rights, but I like these:D
picurn10
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of med administration? What does your school use? I'd always heard it as the 5-rights, but we are taught it's 6-rights, the last being "right documentation" is this a new things that they are moving to, or just our school?
also, are you taught to call patients "clients" "patients" or something else altogether?
Just curious what others do...