The nurse is caring for two patients with the same last name. In this situation which right of medication administration is the $\bold{priority}$ to reduce the chance of an error?
A) Right medication
B) Right patient
C) Right dose
D) Right route

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The nurse should ask the patient to verify identity and should check the patient's ID bracelet against the medication record to ensure right patient. Acceptable patient identifiers include the patient's name, an identification number assigned by a health care facility, or a telephone number. Do not use the patient's room number as an identifier. To identify a patient correctly in an acute care setting, compare the patient identifiers on the MAR with the patient's identification bracelet while at the patient's bedside. Right medication, right dose, and right route are equally as important, but in this situation, right patient is the priority (two patients with the same last name).

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The Nurse Is Caring for Two Patients with the Same $\bold{priority}$