Six Rights of Med Admin....HELP!

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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!

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

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???

We have 8 too:

*Right medication

*Right dose

*Right route

*Right time

*Right patient

*Right documentation

*Right to know

*Right to refuse

Here is the true version:

Right patient

Right medication

Right dosage

Right route

Right time

Right documentation

and patient has the Right to refuse

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