Safety and Quality

Question 1

What are your Five Rights?

Answer 1

Right patient 
Right Drug 
Right Dose 
Right Time 
Right Route

Question 2

What are your Plus Five?

Answer 2

Right Assessment 
Right documentation 
Patient's right to education 
Right evaluation 
Patient's Right to refuse.

Question 3

What are the Nurses’ Rights when Administering Medication?

Answer 3

Right to a complete and clear order.

Right to have the correct drug, route, and dose dispensed

Right to have access to information

Right to have policies to guide safe medication administration

Right to have policies to guide safe medication administration

Right to administer medications safely and to identify system problems.

Right to stop, think and be vigilant when administering medications.

Question 4

What does the Joint Commission (TJC) focus on?

Answer 4

Health Care safety problems and resolutions

Question 5

What are some examples of High alert medications?

Answer 5

Epinephrine, insulin, opium tincture, heparin, warfarin.